- 8A
A life-size limestone head of a bearded man French, in 14th century style
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 EUR
bidding is closed
Description
- 31.5cm.
carved in the round, the hair finely detailed in locks falling down his back, the beard with characteristic S-curls, on socle of wood painted grey
Literature
RELATED LITERATURE
Beeldhowkunst in het Rijksmuseum, cat. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 1973, cat. 914, p. 508
Beeldhowkunst in het Rijksmuseum, cat. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 1973, cat. 914, p. 508
Catalogue Note
The present lot is comparable to a stone head of an apostle listed in the Rijksmuseum catalogue as dating to the beginning of the 19th Century in 14th Century style. Note in particular the treatment to the lips and beard.