Important Sculpture of Saint James in Polychromed Oak – 18th century

Italy, circa 1680 A monumental and finely carved wooden sculpture depicting Saint James the Greater (Santiago de Compostela), created in Italy around 1680. Executed during the Baroq...

The Saint depicted here is Saint James the Great. James is the brother of St. John the Evangelist. Nothing is known of his activities after the Ascension...

FIGURE OF A BISHOP SAINT, POSSIBLY ST. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO Probably Spanish or Southern Italian, circa late 17th century Carved, gilt and polychromed wood 18 3/4" H x 5" W x 4 1/2" ...

Large Saint John the Evangelist figure created in the workshop of Franz Matthias Hiernle in Mainz, Germany. The superbly carved and highly decorated slender figure, in an elegant and...

Carved oak sculpture of a Saint, 18th century, Louis XV. An 18th century Louis XV carved oak sculpture of a Saint. Dimensions : H: 58cm, W: 20cm...

This tall French statue of St. Bartholomew was hand-carved from oak in the 1700’s. This depiction of St. Bartholomew is not often seen in art, except for one of the most well known r...

Francis of Paola, O.M., (or: Francesco di Paola or Francis the Fire Handler; 27 March 1416 – 2 April 1507) was an Italian mendicant friar and the founder of the Roman Catholic Order ...

Saint Andrew. Carved and polychromed wood. Attributed to DE VAHÍA, Alejo (?-circa 1515). This figurative sculpture, carved and polychromed in wood with traces of gilding still visib...

Wood carving of a saint (Peter)with a lot of original paint and gilding size 70cms high 27 wide and 20deep

This remarkable and very finely carved study of the biblical figure of St Paul, The Apostle who was originally Saul of Tarsus born BCE. Tarsus in Cilicia (now in Turkey). He died circa 62 – 64 CE in Rome, Italy. He was one of the leaders of the first generation Christians and was often considered to be the most important person after Jesus in the history of Christianity. This highly accomplished wood carving is a difficult material for detailing English oak. It shows him standing barefoot and dressed in simple robes with a sword in one hand and a scroll in the other. His face has been well captured with a good expression, detailed hair and a long beard. The small scale of this figure would indicate it was not originally church decoration...