Rhine Gold: Sumptuous 16th-century German Altarpiece Steals the Show

Result EUR444,500

Published on 26 March 2021, by Anne Doridou-Heim

Auction on 19 March 2021 - 11:00 (CET) - Salle 1-7 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

Marquetry furniture and an altarpiece featuring the Dormition of the Virgin, in which saints and devotional objects surround the sleeping Virgin Mary, were the auction’s highlights.

Swabia or Upper Rhine, first quarter of the 16th century, The Dormition of the Virgin,... Rhine Gold: Sumptuous 16th-century German Altarpiece Steals the Show

Swabia or Upper Rhine, first quarter of the 16th century, The Dormition of the Virgin, altarpiece fragment depicting the Virgin and ten apostles, polychrome limewood, 70 x 91 x 32 cm (27.55 x 35.82 x 12.59 in), cracks and restored areas.
Result: €444,500

The focal point of this dense, first-rate sale was The Dormition of the Virgin , part of an early 16 th -century Germanic carved altarpiece that still has its original polychrome. The deeply religious theme depicts the moment when the Mother of Christ departs this world for the next, where her son…

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BIJOUX ET MONTRES - ARCHEOLOGIE - SCULPTURES - DESSINS ET TABLEAUX ANCIENS ET MODERNES - MOBILIER ET OBJETS D'ART

Friday 19 March 2021 - 11:00 (CET) - Live

Salle 1-7 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009 Paris

De Baecque et Associés

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An Extraordinary 16th-century Germanic Altarpiece

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A Carved Miniature from the Workshop of Adam Dircksz

This tiny boxwood miniature, a specialty at the beginning of the 16^th century, is the work of Adam Dircksz's workshop in the County of Holland. Intended for devotional use, these micro-sculptures set a trend aimed at the very wealthy.

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The Spirit of Baroque Masters Expressed in Ivory

This work, remarkably carved in the thickness of an ivory plaque, shows the death of Saint Francis Xavier. It is neither signed nor attributed, but exemplifies the Baroque movement of the Roman school championed by Pietro da Cortona and Bernini.