CROSS-SHAPED BROOCH - former Kofler-Truniger collection Early Carolingian, second half of the 8th century AD. Gilt bronze. With intertwined ornaments in champlevé technique. Braided band at the corners of the cross arms. Hinge of the needle present, needle missing. 4 × 4 cm. Gilding rubbed Provenance: - Ernst and Marthe Kofler-Truniger Collection (1903–1990 & 1918–1999), Lucerne before 1964 (Inv. No. K717C). - Swiss private collection, Lucerne, acquired from the above in ca. 1974. - durch Erbschaft in gleichem Schweizer Familienbesitz, Luzern. Exhibited: Kunsthaus Zurich, Collection E. and M. Kofler-Truniger, Lucerne, June 7–August 2, 1964, No. 608i (with exhibition catalog). Literature: Kunsthaus Zürich (ed.): Collection E. and M. Kofler-Truniger, Lucerne. Exhibition catalog, June 7–August 2, 1964, p. 64, No. 608i, ill. plate 47. * 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.