A Gothic Jewel From the Ile-de-France

Published on 17 November 2023, by Claire Papon and Sophie reyssat

Auction on 24 November 2023 - 14:00 (CET) - Salle 4 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

This exquisite late 13th-century Madonna and Child is the image of a blessed spirituality.

Île-de-France, c 1270-1280. Virgin and Child in limestone carved in the round, the... A Gothic Jewel From the Ile-de-France

Île-de-France, c 1270-1280. Virgin and Child in limestone carved in the round, the back hollowed out with traces of polychromy and gilding, seated on a bench decorated with foliate and vegetal friezes, a lion embracing a cub found under the Virgin’s feet on the socle, h. 116 cm/45.6 in.
Estimate: €80,000/120,000

This sculpture entered the collection of Louis and Ernesta Stern—a banker and a literary woman respectively—and has remained in their family ever since. While sculptures of the Virgin Mary treading on demonic beings, as well as the figuration of the Burning Bush at her feet, are well known…

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