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ANTWERP SCHOOL, CIRCA 1560-1570 | WINGS OF A TRIPTYCH: THE NATIVITY; THE ANNUNCIATION
Auction Closed
May 22, 08:55 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
Lot Details
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Property of a Distinguished New York Collector
ANTWERP SCHOOL, CIRCA 1560-1570
WINGS OF A TRIPTYCH:
THE NATIVITY;
THE ANNUNCIATION
oil on panel, framed as one
each: 22¼ by 7 in.; 56.5 by 17.8 cm.
Private collector, New York;
Thence by descent in the family.
These two panels once formed the outer wings of a portable triptych. In their original format, both Marys, seen here in a red dress, would have faced inwards towards a central panel, which may have depicted the Adoration of the Magi.