Lot 83
  • 83

South German School, late 15th Century

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • a female saint, half length
  • oil and gold on panel, a fragment, unframed

Provenance

Wurzburg Collection

Condition

The support consists of two vertical flat stable panels which have been joined to the reverse. The paint is secure and clean and under a glossy varnish, there are some very minor scattered paint loses along the edges. Inspection under UV light reveals scattered minor retouchings and areas of paint under the patterned gold background, part of which is visible to the naked eye in the upper right corner. Offered unframed.
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