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LOT 0350
Half Life-Size Post Medieval Wooden Painted St George and Mount Statue
18TH CENTURY A.D.
69 5/8 in. (76 kg, 1.77 m high including stand).
A dynamic horse and mounted St George figure in wood; the helmetted rider with billowing cloak; gesso and polychrome; approximately half life-size; mounted on an elaborate custom-made display stand; repaired.
Provenance
English private collection.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11672-199837.
Footnotes
Likely derived from a religious scene.
The timber shows some old insect flight holes and we are advised that this piece has been recently treated with Permethrin, as a precaution.
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LOT 0350
Half Life-Size Post Medieval Wooden Painted St George and Mount Statue
Sold for (Inc. bp): £8,450
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