A FINE GOTHIC POLYCHROMED WALNUT FIGURE OF THE PRAYING VIRGI...

Hammer

£8,000

A FINE GOTHIC POLYCHROMED WALNUT FIGURE OF THE PRAYING VIRGIN Upper Rhine/Burgundy, circa 1480-1500, with serene expression, the face and drapery retaining much of the original polychrome and gilt, the finely carved hair cascading down the shoulders, 89cm high excluding the later octagonal plinth base, 95cm high overall

Provenance: Paul Cassirer Gallery, Berlin, 1918-1920
Private collection, Munich, Germany, 1920-1975
The collection of Dr. Kreuzer, Munich 1975-2001
Bought from Huntington Antiques Ltd, 10th November 2001.
A Deceased Estate, Yorkshire.

For a comparable figure see: Theodor Muller, “Sculpture in the Netherlands/Gerrmany/France/Spain: 1400-1500”, published 1966, pg. 189, fig. B, which depicts a Burgundian version in the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum.