Netherlandish, probably Liège, circa 1600

Mr. van Eijk, Boschstraat, Liège

Overall the condition is good with minor dirt and wear to the surface consistent with age. Remnants of original polychromy survive. There is splitting to the wood consistent with the material. The front two corners of the base are carved separately, and may be reattached. The wood is slightly dry at the back.
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Compare with the Flemish early 17th-century figure of a Bishop sold at Sotheby's New York on 26 May 1992, lot 44.