Old Master Sculpture & Works of Art
Old Master Sculpture & Works of Art
Property of a Gentleman: Glyptics from the Renaissance to the 19th Century (Lots 81-90 and 99-103)
SOUTHERN GERMAN, PROBABLY AUGSBURG, 17TH CENTURY | TRINKET BOX WITH DOUBLE INTAGLIO
Auction Closed
July 2, 02:29 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property of a Gentleman: Glyptics from the Renaissance to the 19th Century (Lots 81-90 and 99-103)
SOUTHERN GERMAN, PROBABLY AUGSBURG, 17TH CENTURY
TRINKET BOX WITH DOUBLE INTAGLIO
hardstone, with engraved gilt silver box mounts
intaglio in lid: 3.2cm., 1¼in.
intaglio in box: 3.4cm., 1 5/16 in.
4 by 3.2 by 2cm., 1 9/16 by 1¼ by ¾in. overall
Compare with those in the Staatliche Münzsammlung Munich illustrated by Weber, attributed to South German or a North Italian workshop of the late 16th/ early 17 century.
RELATED LITERATURE
I. Weber, Geschnittene Steine aus altbayerischem Besitz, Berlin 2001, nos. 305-311