Attribution
Unknown

Polychromy - Gilding
Extensive traces of polychromy and gilding.

Reverse
Carved in the round.
Cavity in the back of the throne.

Object Condition
Worn.
Missing: right hand of the Virgin (later replacement).
One hole pierced on either side of the cavity at the back of the throne.

Provenance
Collection of Frédéric Spitzer, Paris: his sale, Chevallier and Mannheim, Paris, 17 April 1893, lot 72; given by Frau M. Gaiser in 1893 to the Museum.

Bibliography
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