Pinnacle for a flying buttress of St. Cunera's tower

Currently, St. Cunera's tower in Rhenen, the Netherlands, is being restored. Most of the old tuffstone blocks are being replaced with new Muschelkalk limestone. I carved a number of ornaments on some profiled blocks, before (and in cooperation with) my colleague Jan Tolboom.

These pieces were supplied by Slotboom Stonemasons from Winterswijk, the Netherlands. The stonemason has carved all of the profiles and flat parts, and I made the crockets (read for more info about stonemasons and sculptors in this post). Together these pieces are to form a pinnacle on one of the buttresses.

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