A carved oak figure of one of the Magi (possibly Melchior)

A carved oak figure of one of the Magi (possibly Melchior) Oak with remnants of polychromy over chalk ground. Figure from an altarpiece, flattened at the back, standing on a sloping earthen base. Holding a chalice in one hand, while with the other he reaches up to his headdress in a gesture of greeting. The bowl of the chalice reattached; one edge of the cloak recarved; a slightly open vertical crack in the base. Height 28.5 cm. Brabant, first half 16th C.

Estimation:€3,000

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