Sunday, June 26, 2022
LOT #300

"Madonna and Child" Icon

Undated, unsigned, oil and gilding on gesso and wood panel, depicting Mary seated on a throne, offering a piece of fruit to the infant Christ; in a wood frame

Estimate: $150 - $300

Hammer Price: $2,400

Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1965-2000

Dimensions: Height: 60 1/4 inches, Width: 31 1/8 inches (panel); Frame Height: 70 3/4 inches, Frame Width: 42 inches

Condition: Fair, insect damage to wood panel; paint, wood and gesso losses especially at center; accretions; moderate dirt accumulation; flaking and bubbling paint; craquelure overall; frame entirely lacking applied composition

Disclaimers: not examined out of the frame; please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present

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Sales Tax: California (7.250%), Florida (6.000%), Georgia (8.500%), Kansas (6.500%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6.000%), Washington (10.500%)

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