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WORKSHOP OF TILMAN RIEMENSCHNEIDER (1460-1531)GERMAN, WÜRZBURG, CIRCA 1505-1515THE HOLY FAMILY limewood122cm., 48in. To view the Shipping Calculator, please click hereCondition ReportThe sculpture suffered extensive worming in the past, and as a result there are areas of replacement, and the surface has been consolidated throughout. Otherwise the condition is good, with some wear and dirt to the surface consistent with age. Later replacements include: The throne on the composition's proper left side; sections of the base and drapery on the proper right side; a section of Joseph's proper right side; and another on his proper left side. There is evidence of past worming throughout; many of the worm holes have been filled and blended into the surface. Several joints are visible, which represent either separately carved sections, reattachments or restorations, including at: the Christ child's feet, around his neck, his proper right hand (which is restored), around the Virgin's nose, the Virgin's hands, and there is a possible reattachment to the drapery at the front at the bottom, while the Virgin's proper left foot is possibly restored. The Child's proper right hand is lost. There minor stable splitting to the wood consistent with the material, some of these splits have been filled or reinforced, including at Joseph's head. There is a possibly restored split running through the Virgin's proper right arm and her drapery. There is some glue or wax residues to the Child's face. There are a few natural knots in the wood, including to the Child's proper left cheek. A dark brown lacquer has been applied to the hollowed back. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The