Piemont circa 1480 - A Piemont carved Swiss pine tondo with an angel, circa 1480 - image-1

Lot 2138 Dα

Piemont circa 1480 - A Piemont carved Swiss pine tondo with an angel, circa 1480

Auction 1221 - overview Cologne
20.05.2023, 11:00 - Old Masters
Estimate: 6.000 € - 8.000 €
Result: 6.930 € (incl. premium)

Piemont circa 1480

A Piemont carved Swiss pine tondo with an angel, circa 1480

Carved in three blocks, attached to a wooden panel mounted with an applied foliate wreath. Original polychromy with gilt wax stars and brocade appliques over tin leaf to the robes. A high-relief depiction of an angel in flight holding the sudarium before a starry sky surrounded by a laurel wreath. Presumably a vault boss.
Cracks to the laurel wreath, otherwise minimal wear. Diameter 61.5 cm.

Provenance

The Dr. Bernhard Decker Collection, Frankfurt.