Lot 86
  • 86

LÉONARD LIMOSIN (1500-1580), LIMOGES, 1554BUST OF CHRIST |

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 EUR
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Description

  • D. (plaque) 27 cm, 10 1/2  in. ; Frame : 38 x 38 cm, 15 x 15 in.
circular polychromed painted enamel with gold highlights plaque ; with "fondant" counter-enamel ;signed LEONARD LIMOSIN and dated 1554in a wooden frame applied with enamel ornaments on each corner, 19th century

Provenance

Baronne Gabrielle Bentinck-Thyssen Collection
With J. Kugel Gallery, Paris
Yves Saint-Laurent - Pierre Bergé Collection

Condition

In overall good condition with minor scratches over the surface of the enamel consistent with age and handling, notably on Christ's forehead and on His proper right cheek . The later wood frame with a few minor losses to the paint, wear to the gilding and a few scratches to the enamelled elements.
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