ID 1027517
Lot 179 | A SET OF FIVE LIMOGES ENAMEL PLAQUES WITH ALLEGORICAL SCENES MOUNTED IN A CASKET
Estimate value
$ 3 000 – 5 000
THE PLAQUES IN THE MANNER OF PIERRE COURTEYS, 16TH CENTURY STYLE, NOW MOUNTED IN A WALNUT CASKET
parcel-gilt polychrome enamel; comprising five rectangular plaques with scenes in cartouches inscribed 'DVRVM / PATCENTIA', 'FLORA', VERTU' and 'POMANA' and with the date and the signature '1555.PC.'; the walnut casket with green silk lining to the interior; the underside with three paper labels inscribed 'H. 45.', 'No. 50. / J. de R. / C. - 45' and '3[?]44 / 16'
5 x 8 x 5 in. (12.5 x 20.2 x 12.7 cm.)
Provenance
Baron James de Rothschild (1792-1868).
By descent to the present owners.
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Enamel, Plastic |
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| Art style: | Renaissance |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Enamel, Plastic |
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| Art style: | Renaissance |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
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