Lot number 3022 - Auction 160
DREI GOTISCHE APOSTELFIGUREN: JAKOBUS, JOHANNES UND PHILIPUS

THREE GOTHIC APOSTLE FIGURES: JAMES, JOHN, AND PHILIP Southern Germany, around 1500 Linden wood, sculpted, gilded, polychrome, flattened and hollowed out on the back, each on a pedestal. H. 65/66/67 W. 23 each D. 10 cm. Three high-quality apostle figures from the late Gothic period in southern Germany around 1500, depicting St. James, John, and Philip. The figures are characterized by finely crafted facial features, calm, dignified postures, and characteristic deep folds in their robes. Partially preserved, loss of material, rest. Provenance: From the estate of the Reinhold Hofstätter art collection, Vienna - private collection, southern Germany.