Of Royal and Noble Descent Including Works of Art from Palazzo Sacchetti, Rome

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Lot 406
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A German iron mounted oak shield and a leather waste paper basket late 19th century

Estimate
400 - 600 GBP
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Description

  • leather, metal, wood
  • the basket 69cm. high; the shield 80cm. diam.;2ft. 3¼in., 2ft. 7½in.
the embossed, engraved, stained and nailed leather basket with an iron tripod scrolling base; the shield with inscription to border

Literature

A. de Grousilliers , ill. 112, pp. 160-161

Catalogue Note

The so called ‘Germanen Schild’ was a gift of the Austrian-Hungarian ‘Reichsratsabgeordeten’ Georg Schönerer , personally presented to Bismarck 19th July 1896.