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Sculpture

 
St Peter sculpture

St Peter

Origin / Date Nottingham , 15th Century
Material Alabaster with gilding and polychromy
Dimensions 50 cm high
Availability Sold

Description

Top part of keys missing and top left corner of support repaired.

Qualitatively, this is one of the best examples of this subject. Francis Cheetham (1984, 2003) lists 9 examples, 5 in the V& A and 4 in other museums in the world, of which the one in Tournai is perhaps the finest.

Provenance

Ex Dreesman family collection.

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