1510
Pair Northern European Carved Oak Busts
Estimate:
$500 - $800
Sold
$275
Live Auction
October 19th, 2019 l Paintings, Furniture, Decorative Arts & Fine Rugs
Category
Description
16th century or earlier; busts of man and woman in period attire, possibly saints, probably originally full figures, 10 and 12 in. H.
Condition
Both were probably originally full figures, insect hole damage, male bust - nose cut off
Provenance
These busts have holes in head probably for haloes, the male figure has nose cut out. These figures were probably saint figures that were deliberately damaged during the many waves of iconoclasm, that swept Northern
