ID 1324065
Lot 4855 | Seltener dreiflammiger gotischer Leuchter (Dreikönigsleuchter), Nürnberg, 2. Hälfte 15. Jhdt.
Messing mit schöner Alterspatina. Zweiteilig gefertigter Leuchter aus gegossenem, abgedrehtem und poliertem Messing. Runder Standfuß mit erhabenem Rand. Der leicht konische Schaft mit Scheibennodus. Der verbördelte Aufsatz mit zentraler Aufnahme für eine Öllampe, umlaufend drei kurze Arme, die achtkantigen Tüllen mit leicht verstärkten Lippen. Standfuß am unteren Rand teils bestoßen, ein kleiner Ausbruch. Höhe 21,5 cm.
Extrem seltene dreiflammige Ausführung dieses ikonischen Nürnberger Leuchtertypus, dessen häufigere zweiflammige Version bereits 1458 im Hausbuch der mendelschen Zwölfbrüderstiftung abgebildet wird (Amb. 317.2° Folio 79 verso, Mendel I).
Ein fast identischer Leuchter befindet sich in der Sammlung des Germanischen Nationalmuseums in Nürnberg (Inv. Nr. HG1092), abgebildet bei Mende, Die mittelalterlichen Bronzen im Germanischen Nationalmuseum, Nürnberg 2013, Nr. 91.
Ein ebenfalls dreiflammiges Nürnberger Exemplar erzielte im Jahr 2008 bei Van Ham in Köln ein Ergebnis von 33.540 Euro.
A rare Gothic three-armed brass candelabra, Nuremberg, 2nd half of the 15th century
A rare Gothic three-armed brass candelabra, Nuremberg, 2nd half of the 15th century
Brass with a beautiful age patina. The candelabra made in two pieces in cast, twisted and polished brass. Circular stand with a raised edge. The slightly conical shaft with a disc node. The turned attachment with a central recess for an oil lamp, three short arms arranged around it, the octagonal spouts with slightly reinforced rims. The base partially knocked on the lower edge, one small chip. Height 21.5 cm.
Extremely rare, three-armed construction of this iconic Nuremberg candelabra type, the more frequently found two-armed version of which was illustrated in the house book of the Mendelian Twelve Brothers Foundation in 1458 (Amb. 317.2° Folio 79 verso, Mendel I).
An almost identical candelabra can be found in the collection of the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg (inv. no. HG1092), illustrated in Mende, Die mittelalterlichen Bronzen im Germanischen Nationalmuseum, Nürnberg 2013, no. 91.
Another three-armed Nuremberg candelabra sold for 33,540 euros at Van Ham in Cologne in 2008.
Condition: II -
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