Austrian, Salzburg, late 15th century | Virgin and Child Enthroned

This lot will remain in New Bond street after the sale.

This charming and petite group is characteristic of late Gothic sculpture in and around Salzburg, where such representations of the Virgin and Child enthroned flourished. Compare a number of similar compositions from this area dating to the late 15th century (op. cit., nos. 216-218). A striking parallel for the Virgin's youthful and pointed facial features, with a downcast gaze and subtle smile, is seen in a Madonna from St Johann in den Tauern, now in the Liebieghaus, Frankfurt (op. cit., no. 250).

RELATED LITERATURE
A. Legner, Spätgotik in Salzburg: Skulptur und Kunstgewerbe 1400-1530, exh. cat. Neues Haus, Salzburg, 1976