Three Rhenish Champlevé and Gilt Copper Framing Plaques
Sale 1273 - Antiquities & Ancient Art: Including Property from the Brummer Collection
Dec 5, 2023
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$500 -
$700
Sold for $6,300
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Three Rhenish Champlevé and Gilt Copper Framing Plaques
Circa Late 12th Century A.D.
Width of largest 2 3/8 inches (6.03 cm).
Property from The Brummer Collection from Drs. John and Pat Laszlo, Atlanta, Georgia
Provenance:
Altbrandenburgisches Museum (Schloss Museum), Berlin, 1875-1921. [Inv. nos. K4205c, K4208b, & K4215e]
Ernest Brummer (1891-1964), Paris & New York.
Ella Bache Brummer, New York, 1964-1999; thence by descent to her nephew, Dr. John Laszlo, Atlanta, Georgia.
Exhibited:
New York, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Year 1200: A Centennial Exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 12 February - 10 May 1970.
Published:
Park-Bernet, New York, The Notable Art Collection Belonging to the Estate of the Late Joseph Brummer, Part I, April 20, 1949 - April 23, 1949.
K. Hoffmann, The Year 1200: A Centennial Exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1970, p. 184, no. 190 (illus.).
Galerie Koller and Spink & Son, Zurich, The Ernest Brummer Collection: Medieval and Renaissance Art, Vol. I, 16-19 October 1979, nos. 208 [part], 209, 210 (illus.).
Condition Report
Inspected under UV light and 10x loupe. Various losses to edges and enamel. Surfaces largely weathered and scratched. Overall in fine and stable condition. See additional images.
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