The Belgian dealer De Backker from Hoogstraten is a long-standing BRAFA exhibitor specialising in medieval works of art and can be relied upon to create a dramatic stand display.
It will be taking this 2ft 6in (77cm) high Tirolean wooden group of an enthroned Virgin and Child, featuring much original and old polychromy. The sculpture is attributed to the Maestro della Madonna col Bambino del Monastero di Castel Badia/Sonnenburg and will be priced at €285,000.