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Lot no. 1029
ENAMELLED INCENSE BOAT, SO-CALLED “NAVETTE À ENCENS” Limoges, 13th century. Copper engraved and with remnants of gilding, as well as champlevé enamel decorated with tendrils on a turquoise ground. Two applied, parcel-gilt copper medallions of saints (probably Evangelists) also enamelled in blue and red. Purple gemstone cabochons set in gilt copper. Oval, boat-shaped vessel, the cover rounded at the ends and ending in bird heads, and hinged down one side. The walls engraved with geometric friezes. On a short trumpet-shaped foot (probably replaced). 19 × 9 × 7 cm. Gilding heavily rubbed, enamel with losses. One lid end severely bent. Applied decoration, a later addition. 1 cabochon with a crack. DiThese incense boats were part of the liturgical furnishings of churches and were used to store incense. A comparable example is in the Collection of the "Fondation Gandur pour l'Art" in Geneva (Inv. No. FGA-AD-Obj-0085), which formerly came from the Ruiz Collection in Madrid and was later sold at Koller with the Brummer Collection in 1979 (Galerie Koller, Zurich, 17 October 1979, Lot No. 234). The boat shown there is decorated with tendrils like the one on offer, and the pointed lid ends are shaped like snake heads. The lids of the example from the Gandur Collection have two pierced dome-shaped attachments. The two Evangelists in the lot on offer cover two perforations. It can be assumed that the boat on offer was originally decorated with a comparable motif. Another incense boat comprising a very similar decoration, except for the later added decorations, was part of the Keir Collection, which was auctioned by Sotheby's in New York in 1997 (Sotheby's New York. The Keir Collection of Medieval Works of Art. 20 November 1997. Lot No. 89). ------------------------------------------------- EMAILLIERTES WEIHRAUCHSCHIFFCHEN, SOG. "NAVETTE À ENCENS" Limoges, 13. Jh. Kupfer graviert und mit Resten von Vergoldung sowie Emaille-Champlevé mit Rankendekor auf türkisblauem Grund. Zwei applizierte, teilvergoldete Heiligen-Medaillons (wohl Evangelisten darstellend) aus Kupfer, ebenfalls emailliert in Blau und Rot. In vergoldetem Kupfer gefasste, violette Edelstein-Cabochons. Ovales, schiffförmiges Gefäss, die obere Abdeckung an den Enden gerundet und in Vogelköpfen endend, halbseitig aufklappbar. Die Wandungen graviert mit geometrischen Friesen. Auf kurzem Trompetenfuss (wohl ergänzt). 19 × 9 × 7 cm. Vergoldung stark berieben, Emaille mit Fehlstellen. Ein Deckelende stark verbogen. Applizierter Dekor spätere Zufügung. 1 Cabochon mit Riss. Diese Weihrauchschiffchen waren Teil der liturgischen Kirchenausstattung und dienten zur Aufbewahrung des Weihrauchs. Ein vergleichbares Exemplar befindet sich in der Sammlung der Fondation Gandur pour l'Art in Genf (Inv.-Nr. FGA-AD-Obj-0085), das ehemals aus der Sammlung Ruiz in Madrid stammte und später bei Koller mit der Sammlung Brummer 1979 versteigert wurde (Galerie Koller, Zürich, 17.10.1979, Lot 234). Das dortige Schiffchen weist wie unseres ein Rankendekor auf, die spitzseitigen Deckelenden sind dort als Schlangenköpfe geformt. Die Deckel des Exemplars aus der Gandur Sammlung weisen zwei durchbrochene kuppelförmige Aufsätze auf. Die beiden Evangelisten bei unserem Exemplar verdecken zwei Durchbohrungen. Es kann vermutet werden, dass das hier angebotenen Schiffchen ursprünglich mit einem vergleichbaren Dekor versehen war. Ein weiteres, bis auf die später beigefügten Dekorationen sehr ähnliches Weihrauchschiffchen war Bestand der Keir Collection, welche 1997 von Sotheby’s in New York versteigert wurde (Sotheby’s New York. The Keir Collection of Medieval Works of Art. 20.11.1997. Lot 89).
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Decorative Arts (A212)
8031 Zürich - Switzerland
03/27/2025
Offered by Koller Auctions
+41 44 445 63 63

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