School of Gerard David, Coronation of the Virgin

At Van Ham in Cologne, they sell on 15 May 2015 a Netherlandish Master, about 1460/1470, Coronation of the Virgin, estimated at 25,000 to 28,000 Euro.

It is a good example of a subject that gets a few other similar renditions in the same period. More common is the simpler version where Mary is coronated by two angels, not by God and Jesus like here.

The example for sale has some clear characteristics of the work of Gerard David, but probably isn't good enough to be by him. It may be a copy after a (to me) unknown work by David, or a new composition by someone from his school or environment.

The most striking similarity is the Christ figur on the right. It can easily be compared with the Christ from Gerard David's "Resurrection" (right wing of a diptych) from the Met Museum. (A similar figure can also be seen in the work of Juan de Flandes, but the David seems more closely related)

But also the God figure resembles works by David, like the above from the Louvre. The crown is nearly identical.

I would date the panel for sale slightly later than 1470, perhaps 1490-1500. Similar works like the anonymous panel from the Louvre shown here are also dated at around 1500. 1470 seems way too early when compared to the work by David. The estimation seems to be reasonable, perhaps a bit high; it is a very interesting work, but not top quality and probably slightly later than indicated.