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Lot 908 Dα

A 15th century French missal chest

Auction 1075 - overview Cologne
18.11.2016, 17:00 - Selected Works
Estimate: 2.000 € - 3.000 €
Result: 4.464 € (incl. premium)
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A 15th century French missal chest

The oaken corpus encompassed by thin cast iron bands and a Gothic lock. With an old inventory no. to the underside. The lid with three dents, the iron of the hinges defective. With age-related wear but in comparatively fine condition. H 14, W 19.5, D 26 cm.

Provenance

Private collection, Rhineland.

Literature

Cf. a similar example in the collection of Hanns Schell in: Berger, Prunkkassetten, Stuttgart 1998, no. 29.