Saint Christopher in bronze, back partly hollowed... Lot 37

Saint Christopher in bronze, back partly hollowed out. The Christophore saint, one foot in the river water, his other foot resting on a rock, leans on a stick held by his right hand; seated on one shoulder, the Christ child clothed in a long tunic clings to the saint's hair and blesses with his right hand; two fixing holes at the base and attachment tenon at the back. Tournai, mid-15th century H. 19.7 cm Book consulted : - Exposition Namur 2005, Art du laiton - Dinanderie, Musée provincial des Arts anciens du Namurois, cat. J. Toussaint sous la dir. de. Like the baptismal font in the church of Saint-Martin in Hal (Brabant), adorned with numerous statuettes of saints, this handsome St. Christopher would have found his place on an important brass work, which could also have been a lectern or a monumental piccierge.