Master Sculpture from Four Millennia

German, probably Kalkar, last quarter of the 15th century

The Adoration of the Magi

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Estimate

15,000 - 20,000 EUR

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Description

German, probably Kalkar, last quarter of the 15th century

The Adoration of the Magi

polychromed and gilt limewood relief; set in a modern gilt wood frame with integrated lights

(relief) 100 by 91.7cm.; 39⅜ by 36⅛ in.

(frame) 135.3 by 111.5cm.; 53¼ by 43⅞ in.

Adolf Piel collection, Bonn;

His sale, Wertheim G.m.b.H, assisted by Julius Baum, Berlin, 26 & 27 February 1929, lot 121 ;

Private collection, Switzerland.

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