Auction: European Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2605B
Location: Boston
Date / Time: July 14, 2012 10:00AM
Description:
Italian School, 19th Century
Standing Madonna and Child, After Florentine School, 15th Century
Unsigned.
Oil and gold leaf on panel, 12 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. (31.5 x 9.7 cm), in a Gothic-style wood frame.
Condition: Loss to surface l.r., cracks to panel surface, paint losses, flaking, old retouch, craquelure, surface grime.
Estimate $600-800
Paint losses reveal gold leaf beneath. Gothic-style frame with losses to wood at left gable end, abrasions and losses to surface overall, old repairs, probable insect damage, dust and grime to interstices.
Dimensions of frame: 22 1/4 x 9 1/4 x 3 inches (56.5 x 25.0 x 7.5 cm).