South German early 17th century - A South German carved wood figure of the Virgin, early 17th century - image-1

Lot 2127 Dα

South German early 17th century - A South German carved wood figure of the Virgin, early 17th century

Auction 1231 - overview Cologne
18.11.2023, 11:00 - Old Masters and 19th Century, Part I
Estimate: 2.500 € - 3.500 €
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South German early 17th century

A South German carved wood figure of the Virgin, early 17th century

Carved in the round. With older polychromy. Standing figure of a female saint on a small round plinth, designed for a frontal viewpoint. The clothing allows the figure to be identified as the Virgin Mary.
Parts of the forearms lost, the tip of the nose and the deeply carved lock of hair replaced, a vertical crack on the left. Height 71 cm.

Provenance

889th Lempertz Auction, Cologne, 20.5.2006, lot 1242. - Subsequently in a West German private collection.