Furniture, Works of Art, Arms & Armour - 6th April 2016

Lot 59

A Flemish Romanesque carved oak figure of a Roman Centurion

Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £400

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Description

A Flemish Romanesque carved oak figure of a Roman Centurion, with traces of polychrome decoration, probably Saint Longinus, 13th century, on a later oak stand, 76cm high.

Provenance:

Ex Collection Park Hotel, Lockaren, East Flanders, Belgium.

Exhibited 1973 in 'Aneike Houten Beelden in Lokers Bezit' organised by the City Commissioners of Art.

Ex Private English Collection.