North Italy, Florence or possibly Venice
Renaissance, ca. 1390 - 1410
Hexagonal ‘Embriachi’ Marriage- or Betrothal Casket, depicting scenes
from the Life of Paris
Bone, horn, and wood with certosina inlay, with traces of polychrome
and gilding, on a carcase of wood
H. 32 cm. W. 34,5 cm.
Spain or France
Late Gothic, second half of the 15th Century
Lime wood and iorn
H. 17,8 cm. W. 46,5 cm. D. 25,8 cm.
Malines
Renaissance, dated ‘1577’
A Gilded bronze Table Bell
Bronze, with original gilding
Depicting Orpheus playing to the animals amid scrolls between lettered bands:
‘O MATER DE MEMENTO MEI’ and ‘PETRVS GHEINEVS ME FECIT 1577’ at the rim. The handle formed of two addorsed putti.
H. 14 cm.
The Netherlands
Baroque, middle of the 17th Century, dated '1653'
Medal on the Death of Admiral Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp (1598-1653)
Silver, consisting of two chased ‘plaquette’ plates, soldered together
Diameter 75 mm.
Antwerp
Baroque, second half of the 17th Century, ca. 1657 - 1660
Ebony, silver foil and gilded bronze
H. 30 cm. W 33 cm. D 21,5 cm.
France
Époque Louis XIII, first half of the 17th Century
'Cuir ciselé’ goatskin over a wooden core, brass, paper and cord, with the original key
H. 11,6 cm. W. 23,6 cm. D. 16,1 cm.
Limburg
Second half of the 18th Century and later (1764 - 1842)
Silver, textile and fringes
H. 75 cm. W. 60 cm.