FRENCH, 14TH CENTURY | JOACHIM AND ANNA EMBRACING AT THE GOLDEN GATE (THE GOLDEN LEGEND)

Property from a New York Private Collector
FRENCH, 14TH CENTURY
JOACHIM AND ANNA EMBRACING AT THE GOLDEN GATE (THE GOLDEN LEGEND)

with number 25962 painted in yellow on the top edge (perhaps a Desmottes collection number)
limestone
21¼ by 19 ¾ by 7 ⅞ in.; 54 by 51 by 19.7 cm.

Condition Report:
Some chipping and losses throughout including some of figures' noses, piece of drapery in hand of lefthand figure, parts of angel in lefthand corner, and around edges. Joachim's nose and ear of animal in the hills restored. Otherwise very minor restorations and stable.

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Provenance:
Desmottes Collection, by tradition