A relief-cast plaster plaque of the Virgin and Child,
cast from the Edwardian piece-mould struck at The South Kensington Museum directly from the mid-15th Century marble original by Amadeo,
the veiled Madonna, carved standing half-length in front of a shallow niche and supporting the Christ figure who stands partly on a cushion beside her, His right arm around her neck, His left hand on hers,
£395
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