
Auction Closed
July 2, 02:29 PM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
FRENCH, PROBABLY BURGUNDY, FIRST HALF 15TH CENTURY
VIRGIN AND CHILD
polychromed stone
72cm., 28⅜in.
Compare to a Virgin and Child in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, attributed to Claus de Werve (inv. no. 33.23), which shows similarly broad faces with introverted expression, indicating an origin in Burgundy for the present lot.
An expertise by Dr Marieke van Vlierden is available from the department upon request