A Rare 14thC French Medieval Gothic Period Carved Oak Bust of A Crowned Lady c.1350

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A Rare 14thC French Medieval Gothic Period Carved Oak Bust of A Crowned Lady c.1350Origin: FrenchPeriod: Medieval GothicProvenance: The Joseph Altounian CollectionDate: c. 1350 1400Height: 8. 5Width: 6. 5Depth: 4. 5The well carved oak female bust of a crowned lady, possibly the Madonna, with a draped veil and scooped neckline to her robe; the head slightly turned and with a doleful expression; her crown worn over the veil with foliage ornament; the whole showing the remains of the original polychrome, gilding and gesso foundation

referred to in the trade as ‘flower horns’ or ‘morning glory horns’

The large pine crates with eight slat bases are in superb condition

ridiculing the reign of Margaret Thatcher and company in the late 1980s

the depiction was much less interesting and unsigned but the two are certainly depicted in the same way

We always had her seated on a little wooden French antique chair in corners of our various living rooms: From a stone village house in Cornwall to homes in London and Hertfordshire

or miss their mouths with that there

aside form the usual nicks and blemishes commensurate with its age

lacking in any form of simulated habitat

established in 1867

ebony and fruitwoods to form stars

There is a particular portrait by Sant named a ‘fair beauty’ which is the same size as this work and features very similar colours

with wonderfully aged original glass

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