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Important Medieval Works of Art From the Collection of the Late Ernst Boehlen

German, Lower Saxony, probably Hildesheim, mid-13th century | Allemagne, Basse-Saxe, probablement Hildesheim, milieu du XIIIe siècle

Leopard aquamanile | Aquamanile en forme de Léopard

Estimate

60,000 - 80,000 EUR

Lot Details

Description

Important Medieval Works of Art From the Collection of the Late Ernst Boehlen


German, Lower Saxony, probably Hildesheim, mid-13th century

Leopard aquamanile


copper alloy

27 by 29cm., 10⅝ by 11⅜ in.


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Allemagne, Basse-Saxe, probablement Hildesheim, milieu du XIIIe siècle

Aquamanile en forme de Léopard


alliage cuivreux

27 x 29 cm ; 10 ⅝ x 11 ⅜ in.

Private collection, United Kingdom;

with Peter Hempson, London, 1980;

with Alain Moatti, Paris, 1987;

From whom acquired by Dr Ernst Boehlen, Bern

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Collection particulière, Royaume-Uni ;

Peter Hempson, Londres, 1980 ;

Alain Moatti, Paris, 1987 ;

Acquis auprès de ce dernier par Dr Ernst Boehlen, Bern

Londres, Peter Hempson, Fine Works of Art, 1980, n° 20