A carved oak figure of St. Margaret of Antioch

A carved oak figure of St. Margaret of Antioch Oak, with polychromy and traces of gilding over red bole and chalk ground. Figure of a lady in courtly attire standing on top of a dragon with her hands folded in front of her chest; the reverse flattened. With an old, slightly gaping vertical crack; the dragon’s tail reattached; the two braids replaced; losses to the polychromy and retouching to the flesh tones. Height 37.2 cm. Antwerp, first quarter 16th C.

Estimate:£5,023.11

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