Bedeutende, eisengeschnittene Waidpraxe, Umkreis Gottfried Leygebe, Berlin, datiert 1669
09.05.2023 10:00UTC +01:00
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9000EUR € 9 000
Auctioneer | Hermann Historica |
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Event location | Germany, Grasbrunn / München |
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ID 945696
Lot 1345 | Bedeutende, eisengeschnittene Waidpraxe, Umkreis Gottfried Leygebe, Berlin, datiert 1669
Estimate value
€ 9 000
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. Georg befindet sich in der Sammlung des Grünen Gewölbes in Dresden.
A significant chiselled hunting cutlass, circle of Gottfried Leygebe, Berlin, dated 1669
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.
Condition: II +
Auction house category: | Hunting hangers, plaits and hunting sabers |
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Auction house category: | Hunting hangers, plaits and hunting sabers |
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