Photo 1/3 du lotPhoto 2/3 du lotPhoto 3/3 du lot

Find similar lots for sale on Interencheres

Lot no. 1015
CANDELABER FOOT Minden, around 1200. Cast brass, engraved. In triangular form with slightly curved walls, open-worked with mythical creatures. The corner edges with staggered dragons, the feet also ending in the shape of dragons. 15 × 15 × 7.5 cm. Feet bent, somewhat worn in places. A pair of candlesticks with a comparable foot with the staggered dragon motif in the Diözesanmuseum in Münster i.W. (Otto v. Falke and Erich Meyer. Bronze implements of the Middle Ages. Volume 1. Romanesque candlesticks and vessels Gothic moulding vessels. Berlin 1983. fig. 115, p. 53). A further comparison results from a candlestick in Münstermeifeld in the Eifel, described as West German, 2nd half of the 12th century (ibid. fig. 94, p. 45).
See original version (German)
Pictures credits: Contact organization
Antique art and decorative objects
About the sale
Catalog
Decorative Arts (A208)
8031 Zürich - Switzerland
03/21/2024
Offered by Koller Auctions
+41 44 445 63 63

Find similar lots for sale on Interencheres