Lot 9
  • 9

Belle plaque en émail peint représentant Saint Jérôme pénitent, Limoges, milieu du XVIe siècle

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • Belle plaque en émail peint représentant Saint Jérôme pénitent
  • émail peint polychrome à rehauts d'or; dans un encadrement en bois
  • 16,5 x 13 cm; 6 1/2 by 5 in.
son chapeau de cardinal accroché à une branche d'arbre, Saint Jérôme est agénouillé devant un Crucifix en argent et un livre de prière

Condition

The enamel has been retouched around the edges, with some repairs and cracks, especially to the angles. The small capitals of the wooden frame probably replaced. Nice enamel.
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Catalogue Note

Par son style et la qualité du dessin, rehaussé d'or, cette plaque en émail peint pourrait être rapprochée des oeuvres de l'émailleur Pierre Courteys, actif à Limoges entre 1544 et 1581.
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