Important Christmas Fine Art Auction: Haute Epoque, Jewels and Colonial Treasures

Spectacular Gothic Carving from Mechelen of Cardenal from the 15th century, with original polychrome and gilding

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Start price: €2,500

Estimated price: €6 000 - €8 000

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In oak wood. Unreserved lot, property of a collector, inheritance liquidation, important Spanish private collection. Medieval Gothic School of Mechelen from the 15th century, preserving most of its original polychrome and gilding. Measurements: 40 x 15 x 8 cm. Reference bibliography: Serck-Dewaide, Myriam. “The Mechelen Workshops”, Painted Wood: History and Conservation, (Valerie Dorge, F. Carey Howlett, eds.) Getty Publications, 1998, p.87 ISBN 9780892365012; Cayron, Fanny and Steyaert, Delphine. “Made in Malines. Les statuettes malinoises ou poupées de Malines de 1500-1540”.