Late Gothic Carved Walnut Figure of a Crowned Female Saint, Southern Europe, 15th–Early 16th CenturyA late Gothic carved walnut figure of a crowned female saint, Southern Europe, 15thearly 16th Century. Beautifully carved with a serene, softly modelled face and long curling hair, the figure wears an unusual courtly coronet and a high waisted gown finished with decorative tasselling. These refined details are characteristic of the late Gothic period, gently transitioning toward early Renaissance taste, and suggest she represents a royal saint most