Lot n° 108
Estimation :
6000 - 8000
EUR
Result with fees
Result
: 7 800EUR
Virgin in Majesty (Sedes Sapietiae) in walnut carved in the - Lot 108
Virgin in Majesty (Sedes Sapietiae) in walnut carved in the round and polychromed. Seated on a throne bench and holding a fruit in her right hand, Mary carries her Son seated on her left leg. Christ raises his right hand in a gesture of blessing. The Virgin's beautiful oval face is topped with a veil forming a mantle, one side of which returns to the front, forming beak-shaped folds.
Southwest France, Catalonia, late 13th century
H. 70 cm W. 34 cm D. 17 cm (minor accidents and restorations, polychromatic alterations)
The position of Christ allows us to classify this Virgin and Child as "type 2", where the Child is offset on his left leg, but remains in a frontal position. This dates it to the last quarter of the 13th century.
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