Medallion, Saint Catherine Of Alexandria, Flanders, XVIIth Century

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Object description :

"Medallion, Saint Catherine Of Alexandria, Flanders, XVIIth Century"

Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Medallion in boxwood

Flanders, first half of the 17th century

Good condition, open slit to the left of the head, fixed to its velvet support

Medallion of oval form in boxwood representing the saint and martyr, Catherine of Alexandria, surrounded instruments of his martyrdom, the broken wheel of his torture and the sword of his taking off.

Prov: Sale Sothebys, Paris; ex coll. German, Lübeck

Medallion typical of the Flemish production of this first half of the seventeenth century in the long tradition of Flemish workshops that produced small objects of devotion since the late fifteenth century: plates, medallions, balls of devotion, rosaries, statuettes. ..

Price: 2 200 €

Period: 17th century
Style: Renaissance, Louis 13th
Condition: Good condition

Material: Solid wood
Width: 6 cm
Height: 7.6 cm

Reference: 440382