A bronze figure of Christ on the Cross German or Italian, probably early 15th century Of the three nail type, his hands each with a drilled hole, his right foot resting on his left with a single hole drilled through them both, his chest, arms and stomach clearly delineated, wearing a simple perizonium, later applied to a silk and metal thread covered wooden mount, the reverse with an inscription in Italian which appears to be an appreciative description by a seller or collector, 12.5cm wide, 2cm deep, 13.5cm high (4 1/2in wide, 0 1/2in deep, 5in high) (the later mounted frame: 22cm high x 15cm wide) Footnotes: The stylised physique which characterises the present bronze figure, with very thin legs, head tilted to one side and body somewhat crudely delineated, is typical of bronze corpuses produced in Germany during the late 14th and early 15th century. The figure is cast with a flat, slightly hollowed back which would have allowed it to be firmly fixed to a cross. The small size implies that it would have been part of an altar cross rather than a larger, more decorative processional cross, although these also featured bronze figures of the crucified Christ. For a comparable bronze Corpus Christi see Christie's, Paris, 22 April 2013, lot 151. Provenance Bonhams, London, Period Design, 15 December 2015, lot 297, where acquired For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing