AFTER MICHAEL KERN, GERMAN, LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY

The condition of lots can vary widely and the nature of the lots sold means that they are unlikely to be in a perfect condition. Lots are sold in the condition they are in at the time of sale.

The wood with natural grains and irregularities. Some surface dirt present. Rubbing at the high points. Cracks in the wood grain on the left and right sides of the base. Evidence of prior inactive insect activity particularly near the base and up the back. Vertical crack on the back side at the height of the waist with an adjacent possibly drilled hole. Vertical crack on the right side of the far left of the sleeve (proper right arm). Reattachment of a one inch chip of the edge of the sleeve under the proper right arm and an adjacent one inch repair. Crack in the right wrist of the infant. Loss of the left forefinger of the girl. Small spots of retouching on the proper left thumb, atop the head of the main figure, and the cloak behind her proper left shoulder. Short vertical cracks on the cloak on the proper left side and a notched loss on the cloak near the right hand of the girl. Dots of retouching in the face of the infant and main figure.

On the later pine base 'W259' and 'W257'.