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Lot 1480 Rα

Three Limoges enamel plaques with depictions of Roman emperors

Auction 1174 - overview Cologne
04.06.2021, 12:00 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.500 €
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Three Limoges enamel plaques with depictions of Roman emperors

Three oval copper panels mounted on card, decorated in enamels and gilding with busts of emperors in laurel crowns on black ground, inscribed in gold: “CAESAR CALGVLA IIII”, “SILVNIVS OTHO VIII” (Salvius Otho) and “TITVS VESPASIAN XI”. With older restorations to the edges, breakages to the upper section with Vespasian. H ca. 7.3 cm.
Workshop of Jacques I Laudin, second half 17th C.

The piece depicts three of the regents described in Sueton's eight-volume “De vita Caesarum”, which covers the Roman emperors from Caesar to Domitian.

Provenance

South German private collection.

Literature

Cf. Müsch, Maleremails des 16. und 17. Jahrhunderts aus Limoges, Braunschweig 2002, no. 160 ff.