Lot 134

Description

Finely carved boxwood with sharp, detailed work. Standing male Saint figure in a richly ornamented chasuble featuring plant-based arabesques and a cross motif on the back; head slightly tilted, hands held open. Linear, densely executed ornamentation and an even brown patina; fine incised and relief carving in the robe’s decoration and in the hair, with a smooth, polished surface. Iconographically, a Catholic saint or clergyman; a drill hole visible in the left hand where an attribute was once mounted but is now missing. Mounted on a separate, likely later rectangular wooden base. Underside bears a collection label reading “C. van Herck.” Condition: minor chips and wear on exposed edges (hands, hem of the robe, edge of the base), isolated scratches; overall stable with no discernible structural damage. Dimensions approx. 17 × 5.5 × 4.5 cm.

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