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Spätgotische Reitertartsche mit Wappen, deutsch, Mitte 15. Jhdt.

Lot 5382
07.05.2025 10:00UTC +02:00
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€ 25 000
AuctioneerHermann Historica
Event locationGermany, Grasbrunn / München
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Lot 5382 | Spätgotische Reitertartsche mit Wappen, deutsch, Mitte 15. Jhdt.
Spätgotische Reitertartsche mit Wappen, deutsch, Mitte 15. Jhdt.
Hölzerner, konkav gewölbter Schild mit kräftigem Mittelgrat und geschweiften Rändern. An der linken Seite eine Aussparung zum Einlegen der Lanze. Die Oberfläche mit vernageltem Leinen bespannt, darüber originale Farbfassung auf Kreidegrund. Schauseitig das Wappen in Weiß und Rot, die Felder jeweils mit Blattranken dekoriert, auf der Rückseite vier erhaltene Befestigungsnägel der beiden Schildfesseln. Farbfassung entlang der Ränder teils durchgerieben bzw. bestoßen, vereinzelt kleine Fehlstellen. Maße 51 x 48 cm.
Seltener Schildtypus, der im 15. Jhdt. sowohl im berittenen Kampf als auch bei Turnieren Verwendung fand. Erhaltene Vergleichsstücke befinden sich u.a. in der Sammlung des Metropolitan Museums in New York (Ascension. Nr. 25.26.1) und im Philadelphia Museum of Art (Ascension Nr. 1977-167-742).
Der Schild trägt nach Einliefererangaben das Wappen der Familie derer von Sparneck. Dies war ein altes fränkisch-vogtländisches ritterliches Adelsgeschlecht, das in der Zeit von 1223 bis 1744 mit Besitzungen im heutigen Oberfranken, in der Oberpfalz und in Böhmen nachgewiesen werden kann.
A late Gothic German horseman's targe with coat of arms, mid-15th century
A late Gothic German horseman's targe with coat of arms, mid-15th century
Wooden, concave shield with distinct central ridge and curved edges. On the right a cutout for the insertion of the lance. The linen surface cover fixed with nails and coated with the original colour painting on gesso. On the obverse the coat of arms in white and red, the fields decorated with tendrils. On the reverse four preserved attachment nails for two shield grips. Colour paint alongside the edges partly rubbed off or knocked, isolated minor flaws. Dimensions 51 x 48 cm.Rare type of shield that was used in the 15th century both in horse-mounted combats and jousts. Preserved comparable items can be found, among others, in the collection of the New York Metropolitan Museum (Ascension No. 25.26.1) and in the Philadelphia Museum of Art (Ascension No. 1977-167-742).
According to the consignor the shield bears the coat of arms of the Sparneck family, an old Franco-Vogtland knightly noble family recorded with estates in today’s Upper Franconia, Upper Palatinate and Bohemia between 1223 and 1744.
Condition: II -
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