Bedeutende, eisengeschnittene Waidpraxe, Umkreis Gottfried Leygebe, Berlin, datiert 1669 - photo 1

Bedeutende, eisengeschnittene Waidpraxe, Umkreis Gottfried Leygebe, Berlin, datiert 1669

Lot 3311
26.10.2022 10:00UTC +01:00
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€ 12 000
AuctioneerHermann Historica
Event locationGermany, Grasbrunn / München
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Lot 3311 | Bedeutende, eisengeschnittene Waidpraxe, Umkreis Gottfried Leygebe, Berlin, datiert 1669
Estimate value
€ 12 000
Kräftige Rückenklinge mit beidseitig doppelter Kehlung und Linsenschliff. Feine Zierätzung mit jagdlichen Motiven zwischen Blütenranken. Auf der Klinge Ätzer (?)-Signatur "Christopherus Peder Zöchmanspurger, Anno 1669 concortianes". Kleiner Defekt in der Mitte der Schneide. Eiserne Parierstange, die Arme jeweils in Form eines springenden Einhornes geschnitten. Das terzseitige Stichblatt mit Darstellung eines Einhorns im Kampf mit einem Wolf. Eiserne Hilze in Form eines hockenden Löwen. Lederbezogene Holzscheide mit reich getriebenen eisernen Beschlägen. Eingestecktes dreiteiliges Besteck mit Griffen in Form von hockenden Löwen. Jeweils einteilig integral geschmiedetes Messer, zweizinkige Gabel und Pfriem bzw. Wetzstahl. Die Spitzen von Messer und Pfriem abgebrochen. Auf dem Rücken der Scheide halbplastisch aufgelegte Schlange und Krokodil. Rückseitig vernietete kantige Trageöse. Länge 48 cm.
Gottfried Christian Leygebe (1630-83), deutscher Bildhauer, Eisenschneider, Kupferstecher, Medailleur und Stempelmacher. Zunächst als Stempelmacher in Nürnberg, ab 1668 als kurfürstlicher Münzstempelschneider in Berlin tätig. Bekannt auch für seine Degengefäße mit plastisch geschnittenen Tierfiguren. Eine von ihm geschnittene eiserne Figur des Hl. Georgs befindet sich in der Sammlung des Grünen Gewölbes in Dresden.
Sturdy single-edged blade of lenticular section with double fullers on both sides. Fine decorative etching with hunting motifs amidst flower tendrils. On the blade etcher’s (?) signature "Christopherus Peder Zöchmanspurger, Anno 1669 concortianes". Minor flaw in the centre of the edge. Iron quillons, the arms cut in the shape of a leaping unicorn. The obverse guard plate with depiction of a unicorn fighting with a wolf. Iron grip in the shape of a crouching lion. Leather-covered wooden scabbard with richly chased iron fittings. Inserted three-piece cutlery with grips in the shape of crouching lions. Knife, two-pronged fork and awl/sharpening rod, each forged in one piece. The tips of the knife and awl are broken off. On the back of the scabbard an applied snake and crocodile in half relief. On the reverse riveted angular suspension loop. Length 48 cm.
Gottfried Christian Leygebe (1630-83), German sculptor, iron chiseller, engraver, medallist and stamp maker. Initially stamp maker in Nuremberg, from 1668 onwards cutter of minting dies to the electoral court in Berlin. He was also renowned for his smallsword hilts with three-dimensional animal figures. One of the iron figures of St. George cut by him can be found in the collection of the Grünes Gewölbe museum in Dresden.
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