Old Master Sculpture & Works of Art
Old Master Sculpture & Works of Art
Property of a Distinguished Private Collector
Southern Italian, probably Trapani, first half 18th century
Saint Paul
Lot Closed
December 6, 01:28 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property of a Distinguished Private Collector
Southern Italian, probably Trapani, first half 18th century
Saint Paul
alabaster, with traces of gilding and polychromy, on a slate base
22.7cm., 9in. overall
Christie's London, 5 July 2007, lot 126
The ornate scroll base containing a small relief with the Sacrifice of Isaac indicates an origin of the present figure among the alabaster workshops in Trapani. Compare, for example, the base of the figure of Saint Sebastian at Anglesey Abbey, illustrated in Warren, op. cit., fig. 8. The carving of the present Saint's head and drapery is unusually sophisticated.
RELATED LITERATURE
J. Warren, 'New perspectives on alabaster sculpture from Trapani', in Colnaghi Studies Journal, vol. 8, 2021, pp. 115-147