Mechelen circa 1600 - A Mechelen alabaster relief of the Last Supper, circa 1600 - image-1

Lot 1195 Dα

Mechelen circa 1600 - A Mechelen alabaster relief of the Last Supper, circa 1600

Auction 1108 - overview Cologne
16.05.2018, 11:00 - Old Master Paintings and Drawings, Sculpture
Estimate: 2.500 € - 3.000 €
Result: 2.976 € (incl. premium)

Mechelen circa 1600

A Mechelen alabaster relief of the Last Supper, circa 1600

With remains of presumably original gilding. Finely carved high-relief depicting Christ enthroned beneath a canopy flanked by Saint John, Saint Peter, and the remaining Apostles grouped around the table of the last supper, with Judas passing the bread. A maker's mark and the monogram "TT" to the centre of the lower margin.
Numerous hairline cracks, especially to the lower edge. In a carved wooden frame with putti and grotesques, presumably of the period. 17.5 x 14 cm (without frame), 35.5 x 31.5 cm (with frame).

Provenance

Private collection, North West Germany.