English, Nottingham, 15th century

The Annunciation

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January 28, 07:13 PM GMT

Estimate

5,000 - 8,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property of a Private New York Collector

English, Nottingham, 15th century

The Annunciation

alabaster, on a later lucite base

alabaster 16 ¼ in.; 41.3cm.

base 20 by 14 in.; 50.8 by 35.6cm.

Richard Philip, London

During the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, carved alabaster altarpieces consisting of a series of scenes and figures were produced in the areas surrounding Nottingham, England. Alabaster panels were carved individually, and then painted and mounted into wooden frameworks. The most popular subjects for these altarpieces were The Life of Christ and The Life of the Virgin.

RELATED LITERATURE:

Francis Cheetham, English Medieval Alabasters, Phaidon, Oxford, 1984