Lot 478
18TH CENTURY
The first depicting the saints and brothers Cosmas and Damian, modelled with table adorned with books and bottles.
The second depicting the saints Crispin and Crispinian, standing side by side.
Crispin & Crispinian 13cm high. St Cosmas & Damian 14.5cm high
Estimate $400 - $600
General wear and losses to the polychrome consistent with age and use. Particularly to face and neck of figures. Significant losses and repair to one foot in 'Cosmas and Damian' figural group. Also sets of figures have theirs hands outstretched and likely would have held something which is no longer present.
Leonard Joel Delivery size small
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Saints Crispin and Crispinian are the patron saints of cobblers, curriers, tanners, and leather workers.
Saints Cosmas and Damian are the patron saints of physicians, surgeons, and pharmacists.
Decorative Arts and Asian Art, Including Tribal Artefacts
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8372
12:00pm - 20 October 2020
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
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Dominic Kavanagh
decorativearts@leonardjoel.com.au
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