South German carver (active around 1720) Pair of baroque busts of St Peter and St Paul Limewood, minim. Remains of old paint, originally painted polished white, usual for the time. Lower arms missing. Collar and nose partially damaged; plinth probably later. H. 50 - 52 cm. Cf. St Paul, c. 1700 in the parish church of St Peter and St Paul in Mulfingen (Hohenlohe district), Simprechtshausen and also St Paul, c. 1732, in the Catholic parish church of St Peter and St Paul in Laupheim. Provenance: Dissolution of an important German private collection - Part II. South German sculptor active around 1720. A pair of carved limewood busts of Peter and Paul formerly polished white coloured. Mounted on a later base.