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THB17th C. German Carved Wood Religious Niche - St. Rochus
Lot 128
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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2018-10-11 10:00:00
2018-10-11 10:00:00
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An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Western Europe, Germany, ca. 17th century CE. A sublime religious altar with a tiered rectangular base, a central niche with a hinged door, a steepled roof surmounted by a radiant crucifix, and an intricate carving of a religious figure within, all hand-carved from caramel-hued hard wood. Presented inside the niche is Saint Rochus (also Roch, Rocco, or Roque), the patron saint of dogs, here shown with a charming puppy standing atop the same pillar on which the saintly figure is stepping. Rochus wears flowing vestments atop a corseted pedestal while holding the Holy Gospel in his left hand and pointing at the dog with his right. He peers outward from the open door - decorated with a hanging crest exhibiting a heart above the Lamb of God - above which is a small cross set within a foliate ground and surrounded by spiraling borders. Enveloped in layers of lustrous coffee and chestnut-hued patina, this is a striking depiction of fine German religious artistry! Size: 11.75" W x 22.75" H (29.8 cm x 57.8 cm).
Saint Rochus was born in France sometime in the 14th century. Notably pious from birth, he distributed all of his worldly goods at the age of twenty and embarked upon a pilgrimage to Rome. In Italy, he tended to the sick during a plague epidemic. Falling ill with the plague, he was expelled from the town and went to live out the rest of his days in the forest. He was miraculously able to find a potable water source, and he befriended a stray dog who brought him bread. The dog described in this story saved the life of Saint Rochus and is depicted in this carving.
Provenance: private Davis collection, Houston, Texas, USA
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#138820Base slats reattached to central niche with light adhesive residue along attachment lines. Repair to top of roof behind tallest cross with surrounding waxy residue. Tallest cross reattached. Surface wear and abrasions commensurate with age, loss to Saint Rochus' staff, minor nicks to base, niche, and figure, with fading to some finer details, and several stable hairline fissures. Light earthen deposits and great lustrous brown patina throughout.Condition
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