From the XIV to the XVI c., skillful workshops in Nottingham (UK) produced a large quantity of reliefs for Retables, Altars, Altar Tombs, or statues and heads for chapels decoration. Hundreds have also survived outside the U.K., especially in France which was an important customer.

" The finest material was obtained from the quarries at Chellaston, a few miles south of Derby " (source)

Despite erosion and weathering, the fragment still displays movement and plastic. In a sense, it has returned to a natural state, like a fossil of human artistic activity.

                                                                                                                                                                                Material : Alabaster
                                                                                                                                                                                Origin : U.K.
                                                                                                                                                                                Provenance : English art market
                                                                                                                                                                                Period : end XV c.
                                                                                                                                                                                Dimensions : H. : 11 cm - W. : 10 cm - D. : 4 cm

        Ref. : md-106  

   Price & Conditions : Euros 1400 -

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