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Lot 508 Dα

A pair of Augsburg silver reliefs

Auction 1208 - overview Cologne
18.11.2022, 10:30 - Silver
Estimate: 12.000 € - 14.000 €
Result: 13.860 € (incl. premium)

A pair of Augsburg silver reliefs

Rectangular reliefs with finely chased repoussé depictions of the Annunciation and the Virgin Mary with Christ and the young John the Baptist. Mounted under glass in modern sheet gold frames. H 16.8; W 14.8 and H 16.4; W 14.3 cm. Weight 79 and 91 g.
Marks of Hans I Warnberger, 1618 - 1622.

Both depictions are based on works by artists in the circle of Hans Rottenhammer (Munich 1564 - 1625 Augsburg).

Literature

For this type cf. Seling 1980, illus. 56 ff. For more on Rottenhammer's works see Heiner Borggrefe et. al., Hans Rottenhammer, Studien zur Kultur der Renaissance 4, Munich 2007.