Jet figure of St James the Apostle dressed as a pilgrim, probably a signaculum, a pilgrim's sign obtained at the saint's shrine at Compostela in Spain: Spanish, Asturias, probably 1450 - 1500

Figure of a saint, in lama's clothing and seated cross-legged on a flat rectangular throne: China, Tibet Autonomous Region, Lhasa, Tibetan, probably 19th century

Carved wooden figure of Padmasambhava sitting cross-legged on a lotus base, wearing lama's hat with a dorje in his right hand and a bowl or skull in left, with central cavity for charms: Tibet, probably 19th century

Terracotta figure of St Anne: Dutch, early 18th century

Carved coral figure of St Apollonia: Italian, Sicily, Trapani, first half of the 17th century

Carved coral figure of St Peter: Italian, Sicily, Trapani, first half of the 17th century

Carved coral figure of St Paul: Italian, Sicily, Trapani, first half of the 17th century

Carved coral figure of St Andrew: Italian, Sicily, Trapani, first half of the 17th century

Carved coral figure St Francis of Paola: Italian, Sicily, Trapani, first half of the 17th century

Carved coral figure of St Joseph and the Christ Child: Italian, Sicily, Trapani, first half of the 17th century

Figure of St Augustine in carved oak, habited as a bishop with mitre and crozier, and holding in his left hand a flaming heart: Netherlandish, c. 1500

Figure of St Ambrose in carved oak, wearing episcopal robes with mitre and crozier, and holding a book in his left hand: Netherlandish, c. 1500