Lot 214
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A PARCEL-GILT POLYCHROME CARVED WOOD BUST OF A LADY
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A PARCEL-GILT POLYCHROME CARVED WOOD BUST OF A LADY

FLORENTINE, LATE 15TH CENTURY

Details
A PARCEL-GILT POLYCHROME CARVED WOOD BUST OF A LADY
Florentine, late 15th century
With pierced ears and on an integral octagonal base.
Minor chips, cracks and restorations.
11½ in. (29.2 cm.) high, overall
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

This bust can be closely compared to another bust of an angel in Berlin, published by Frida Schottmüller and attributed by her to Florence in the late 15th century (Die Italienischen und Spanischen Bildwerke der Renaissance und des Barocks in Marmor, Ton, Hols und Stuck, Berlin, 1913, no. 216, pp. 89-90).

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