Macedonian Painted Wooden Triptych Panel with Saint Mercury

17TH CENTURY A.D.

5 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (127 grams, 14.5 x 11.9 cm).

Rectangular panel showing a nimbate saint in full armour, supporting a bow and a long spear on his right shoulder, and a shield with his left hand, inscription above; an old handwritten label to the reverse reading 'Judy took it to the British Museum who said it is 17th century from Macedonia. It is only a fragment of the left side of a triptych and is a warrior saint, saint [ ...] os. From George Churchill Xmas 1989'.

Provenance

The Cotswold Auction Company, Cheltenham, UK, 14 December 2021, no.97.
Private collection, Suffolk.

CONDITION

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