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Lot 737 Dα

An important pair of Dutch silver sculptures

Auction 1056 - overview Cologne
13.11.2015, 10:30 - Silver and Miniatures
Estimate: 45.000 € - 50.000 €

An important pair of Dutch silver sculptures

An important pair of Dutch silver sculptures. Depicting the old testament priests Aaron and Melchisedech. Unmarked, presumably South Netherlands, 2nd half 17th C. Height 49/48 cm, weight 1880 / 2150 g.

Provenance

The Lüttgens Collection, Aachen

Literature

Illus. in: Lüttgens, Alt-Aachener Wohnkultur, Aachen 1955, pl. 61. Mentioned in: Grimme, Europäische Bildwerke vom Mittelalter bis zum Barock, in: Aachener Kunstblätter des Museumsvereins, Cologne 1977, p. 73.