A LARGE CARVED GILT WOOD FIGURE OF ST. JAMES. Carved in 3/4 round depicting the apostle and Saint to the Pilgrims James with pilgrim staff and hat with pilgrim's shell. Finely carved of good anatomy and proportion with cascading hair and deeply carved folds. The surface retaining the original polychroming and gold leaf. The flat back slight hollowed and with suspension cavity. No doubt German, and probably 20th Century. Height 41 inches (104 cm).
A LARGE CARVED GILT WOOD FIGURE OF ST. JAMES. Carved in 3/4 round depicting the apostle and Saint to the Pilgrims James with pilgrim staff and hat with pilgrim's shell. Finely carved of good anatomy and proportion with cascading hair and deeply carved folds. The surface retaining the original polychroming and gold leaf. The flat back slight hollowed and with suspension cavity. No doubt German, and probably 20th Century. Height 41 inches (104 cm).
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