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A FRANCONIAN LIMEWOOD FIGURE OF THE GRIEVING VIRGIN, CIRCA 1500

Auction 1020 - overview Cologne
16.11.2013, 00:00 - Ols Masters incl. The Rau Collection for UNICEF
Estimate: 15.000 € - 20.000 €
Result: 15.860 € (incl. premium)
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A FRANCONIAN LIMEWOOD FIGURE OF THE GRIEVING VIRGIN, CIRCA 1500

Half-figure, limewood, remains of original polychromy, Franconian, c. 1500 (GR 2.370)
With minor wear, cracks to the sides with old restorations. Height 63 cm.

A Franconian limewood figure of the mourning Virgin, c. 1500. Carved in the round and hollowed out, remains of the original polychromy. A bust of the Virgin Mary with hands upheld and folded, her head slightly lowered and turned towards her left shoulder. She wears a veil over her head and chin and a richly draped mantle. The attribution of the figure to Franconia goes back to Georg Swarzenski, author of the Helbing auction catalogue from 1930.

Provenance

Estate of Jacob H. Weiller. - Sold in Hugo Helbing, Frankfurt, 21.10.1930, lot 61. - 701th Lempertz Auction, Cologne, 14.5.1994, lot 303.
The Rau Collection for UNICEF