ID 465055
Lot 198 | PROBABLY BURGUNDIAN, FIRST HALF 15TH CENTURY
Estimate value
£ 12 000 – 18 000
Reliquary and case
silver and gilt-copper; of architectural form, the central compartment of polychrome wood with glass windows containing four relics, three of which are inscribed, respectively, 'Une piece dun cief / et des os des Xiii virge', 'De le croix / saint piere' and 'De ossibus b[ea]te / marie magde'; the original cuir-ciselé case with foliate decoration and inscribed ‘Virgo / Maria’
113/4 in. (29.7 cm.) high; 125/8 in. (32 cm.) high, the case
| Medium: | Copper, Gilding |
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| Genre: | Religious genre |
| Auction house category: | Sculptures |
| Medium: | Copper, Gilding |
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| Genre: | Religious genre |
| Auction house category: | Sculptures |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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