A PAIR OF FIVE-KNOB BROOCHES - former Kofler-Truniger collection Frankish, early 6th century AD. Silver chased and gilt. Five heads with semicircular cell with wave decoration, grooved bridge with inlaid almandine garnets transitioning into a rhombus-shaped foot with an animal head. H 7.3 cm. Gilding rubbed. Corrosion on reverse. Provenance: - Collection of Ernst and Marthe Kofler-Truniger (1918–1999 & 1918–1999), Lucerne before 1964 (inv. no. K723Q, index card not available). - Swiss private collection, Lucerne, acquired from the above in ca. 1974. - By inheritance in the same Swiss family collection, Lucerne. Exhibited: Kunsthaus Zurich, Collection E. and M. Kofler-Truniger, Lucerne, June 7–August 2, 1964, No. 608g (with exhibition catalog). Literature: Kunsthaus Zurich (ed.): Collection E. and M. Kofler-Truniger, Lucerne. Exhibition catalog, June 7–August 2, 1964, p. 64, No. 608g, ill. plate 50. * The full tax is charged on this item marked *, i.e. VAT is charged on the sum will be refunded to Purchasers providing a validly stamped export declaration.