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Lot 227
  • 227

Benitier en vermeil par Rombaut Dauw, Louvain vers 1720

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 EUR
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Description

  • Benitier en vermeil par Rombaut Dauw, Louvain vers 1720
  • Haut. 33 cm, 561 g ; 12 3/4 in, 18oz 6dwt
décoré de la scène du Baptême de Jesus, des feuilles d'acanthe et autre ornements autour, récipient pour l'eau bénite, un crochet au dos, gravé à posteriori d'un cimier anglais timbré d'une couronne de marquis

centred by The Baptism of Jesus, enclosed by acanthus and other ornament, fitted holy water container, fitted with the hook for wall mounting, later English crest below a marquis' coronet

Condition

a few little splits, some losses and repairs, the back rim later reinforced, the container apparently unmarked but looks contemporary with the back plate. Assay scrape at the back. Gilding worn on the container. Marks legible on the plaque, near the container. Very nice quality.
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