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Lot 497 Dα

A fragment of a Gothic tin box lid

Auction 1140 - overview Cologne
15.11.2019, 14:00 - Decorative Arts II
Estimate: 1.500 € - 2.000 €
Result: 2.728 € (incl. premium)

A fragment of a Gothic tin box lid

Pierced rectangular plaque with animal motifs in six medallions. A minor breakage to the left rim, published. H 7.3, W 11.4 cm.
15th C. or earlier.

Provenance

The von Lanna Collection, Prague.
The Dr. Albert Figdor Collection, Vienna.

Literature

Illus. in: Friedländer / von Falke, Die Sammlung Dr. Albert Figdor, vol. I, Berlin 1930, no. 219.
A cassette with the same gilt lead reliefs in the collection The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, Acc. No. 12.135.7., dated to the 13th C.