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.
Germany, possibly Augsburg
Late Gothic, first quarter of the 16th Century, ca. 1500/20
Agate, mounting of gilded silver
H. 9 cm. W. 4,8 cm. (diameter base)
Germany, Wasserburg
Late Gothic, early 16th Century, dated '1525'
Silver, marked on the base with the mark of the City of Wasserburg and several assayer marks verso, fully gilded, with later additions to the stem
H. 20,5 cm.
Antwerp
Baroque, 17th Century, ca. 1650
Gilded brass, ivory, tortoiseshell, rosewood and ebony
H. 57,5 cm. W. 44 cm. D. 28 cm.
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.