What a relief: Italian surprises emerge at Mallams' auction
Brought back to England by 19th century travel writer Richard Ford, a carved alabaster relief of the Madonna watching over Christ was the outstanding lot from a Gloucestershire country house offered at Mallams Cheltenham (22.5% buyer’s premium).
It was from the circle of Pierre-Étienne Monnot (1657-1733), a native of the Franche-Comté who mad…