At
Shannon's, auction house in Connecticut, they sell on 23 April a "German School, possibly 16th century" "Untitled" work, estimated at $5,000 to $7,000.
UPDATE: sold for $15,600!
The interesting though damaged work seems to be a "Saint Helena searching the True Cross", a part of the story of Saint Helena who allegedly found the cross of Jesus' crucifixion. This episode isn't shown that often, the actual finding of the cross is much more common.
One well-known depiction of the same event is the miniature by Jan van Eyck from the Tres Belles Heures de Notre-Dame. But the one for sale now is very different otherwise and it is unlikely that the van Eyck has been an influence here. I haven't really found any comparable works, so I can't comment further on the attribution. It's too bad about the damage, or it would be a very interesting picture and probably worth a lot more.
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