Duke's uncover a blessing in disguise
UK: HAVING ascribed it to the Italian School of the 13th/14th century in their auction advertisement, Hy. Duke now believe that this 73/4 x 9in (20 x 23cm) oil on panel, right, is in fact the pinnacle – missing for 150 years – of the Madonna panel by Nardo Di Cione (1343-1366).
The panel itself was offered by Sotheby’s in New York on January 12 1995 as part of the sale of the …