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A WONDERFUL PAIR OF EARLY 17TH CENTURY ALMOST LIFESIZE SCULPTURES OF TWO APOSTLE FIGURES. PROBABLY FLEMISH. CIRCA 1600.

A WONDERFUL PAIR OF EARLY 17TH CENTURY ALMOST LIFESIZE SCULPTURES OF TWO APOSTLE FIGURES. PROBABLY FLEMISH. CIRCA 1600.

CARVED WITH EXPRESSION AND MOVEMENT AND ALMOST ROMANESQUE IN STYLE. THE FIGURES ARE SCULPTURED IN RICH OAK, EACH ONE HOLDING A BOOK AND GAZING UPWARD. THE SCULPTURES ARE 5FT IN HEIGHT. THE HEADS ARE CARVED COMPLETELY IN THE ROUND, THE BACKS ARE HOLLOWED OUT. STANDING ON RELATIVELY RECENT PAINTED BASES. LOSSES TO HANDS ON ONE FIGURE.

FIGURES 5FT HIGH X 23" WIDE, APROX.
INCLUDING STANDS 83" HIGH.