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9 Mature period The artist known as the Master of the Tempere Frances- cane was favoured by the Angevin royal court in Naples. This portrait of St James is one of his late works. Master of the Tempere Francescane. Circa 1355–60. Saint James. Tempera and gold ground on wood. 25.6 × 19 cm. Estimate: CHF 40 000/60 000, Auction 26 March 2021 Rediscovered Madonna This devotional picture, absent from the market since 1953, originally belonged to a Sienese family that either commissioned or acquired it from Cozzarelli in 1480–90. Guidoccio Cozzarelli (1450–1516). Madon- na with Child and Saints. Tempera and gold ground on poplar panel. 65.4 × 41 cm. Estimate: CHF 40 000/60 000, Auction 26 March 2021 Tailor-made elegance This pair of consoles was probably designed by the Parisian march- and-mercier Dominique Daguerre, who supplied luxury items to the French court and the English aristocracy. A pair of elegant consoles-desserts, late Directoire, Paris, 19 th century. In the style of AdamWeisweiler. 160 × 55.5 × 91.5 cm. Estimate: CHF 60 000/100 000, Auction 25 March 2021 Sacred green Green is sometimes considered a ‘sacred colour’ in Islam. It is very rarely found in Oriental carpets; here it forms the background. An antique Persian carpet, probably late 18 th century. 192 × 280 cm. Estimate: CHF 10 000/15 000, Auction 25 March 2021 Matt gold The master bronze chaser and gilder Pierre Gouthière is considered the inventor of matt gilding, which is one of the characteristic features of his creations. Pair of girandoles ‘aux satyres’, Louis XVI, Paris, circa 1770/80. The bronzes by Pierre Gouthière (1732–1813). H 69 cm. Estimate: CHF 50 000/70 000. Auction 25 March 2021