A Rare 14thC French Medieval Gothic Period Carved Oak Bust of A Crowned Lady c.1350 Doe & Hope X Hannah Matthews There the constables confronted John

There the constables confronted John Owen

which roughly translates to ‘Globe adopted by the council of the University House Delamarche street Serpente 25 Paris 1870’

Another element

both with some surface wear with a good amount of encrusted patination to the inner turnings

There are a few inscriptions to the reverse

A Rare 14thC French Medieval Gothic Period Carved Oak Bust of A Crowned Lady c.1350 Doe & Hope X Hannah Matthews There the constables confronted JohnOrigin: FrenchPeriod: Medieval GothicProvenance: The Joseph Altounian CollectionDate: c. 1350 1400Height: 8. 5Width: 6. 5Depth: 4. 5The well carved oak female bust of a crowned lady, possibly the Madonna, with a draped veil and scooped neckline to her robe; the head slightly turned and with a doleful expression; her crown worn over the veil with foliage ornament; the whole showing the remains of the original polychrome, gilding and gesso foundation