Description
Champlevé copper shrine gable, enameled, engraved, formerly gilded; light blue, medium blue, turquoise blue, red, yellow, green and white enamel. Decorated with a beardless saint holding a finely engraved book; he stands beneath an arched arch supported by colonnettes and surmounted by a pinnacle; background with two horizontal bands and rosettes. Limoges, second quarter of the 13th century Height: 11 cm - Width: 6.7 cm On a velvet background (missing enamels, gable end damaged, transformed into a kiss of peace with the addition of a handle on the reverse) Provenance: sale Paris, Hôtel Drouot, Me de Maigret, December 8, 2010, lot 230.
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Champlevé copper shrine gable, enameled, engraved, formerly
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