Polychrome Wood Sculpture - Saint Georges - 18th Century
Polychrome wood sculpture - Saint George - 18th century
Wood sculpture carved in the round with its original polychromy, depicting Saint George triumphant over the dragon.
The Saint is depicted standing, a rarer iconography than the equestrian representation.
He is dressed in a mantling military tunic adorned with a diamond-patterned breastplate and high sandals with crossed straps.
At his feet, the dragon is depicted with an anthropomorphic face
Work from folk art probably from the eastern regions of France
XVIIIth century
Original pigments preserved with wear and misses
Stable sculpture with old misses to the forearms and some splits in the wood
Visible at Galerie Courcelles Antiquités, at 97 rue de Courcelles, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Wood sculpture carved in the round with its original polychromy, depicting Saint George triumphant over the dragon.
The Saint is depicted standing, a rarer iconography than the equestrian representation.
He is dressed in a mantling military tunic adorned with a diamond-patterned breastplate and high sandals with crossed straps.
At his feet, the dragon is depicted with an anthropomorphic face
Work from folk art probably from the eastern regions of France
XVIIIth century
Original pigments preserved with wear and misses
Stable sculpture with old misses to the forearms and some splits in the wood
Visible at Galerie Courcelles Antiquités, at 97 rue de Courcelles, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris.
2 650 €
Period: 18th century
Style: Other Style
Condition: En l'etat
Material: Painted wood
Height: 84 cm
Reference (ID): 1759313
Availability: In stock
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