A large carved, gilt and polychrome decorated figure of Saint George Italian, early 16th century The figure in armour, wearing a cape whilst standing on the dragon, with his left foot being held by the beast, with one arm raised (to hold his now missing lance), the back unfinished and flat, 41cm wide, 24cm deep, 99cm high (16in wide, 9in deep, 38 1/2in high) Footnotes: Provenance Sotheby's, London, The Vittorio & Caterina Di Capua Collection, Turin, 8 December 2016, lot 2, where acquired This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TP TP For auctions held in Scotland: Please refer to the catalogue and/or after-sale information or contact Edinburgh@Bonhams.com for more information. For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (The Packengers, Unit 9, Abbey Mead Industrial Park, Brooker Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1HU, England, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue and/or after-sale information, sent out to all buyers post-sale. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 10 calendar days from the auction date. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
A large carved, gilt and polychrome decorated figure of Saint George Italian, early 16th century
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