140 - A small carved boxwood bas-relief depicting the effects of wine on lovers. On the right, near a tree, a richly dressed man and woman sit side by side; the man is pointing to a basket of food set before them; in the center, a jester holding a ewer pours wine into a fluted goblet; on the left, another couple kisses passionately on a bench against which a lute rests.

A small carved boxwood bas-relief depicting the effects of wine on lovers. On the right, near a tree, a richly dressed man and woman sit side by side; the man is pointing to a basket of food set before them; in the center, a jester holding a ewer pours wine into a fluted goblet; on the left, another couple kisses passionately on a bench against which a lute rests. Germany, late 16th century H.: 3.1 cm - W.: 6.7 cm Collection label: “Spitzer Collection 1893” Provenance: former Spitzer collection Reference work: Catalog of Works of Art and Rare Curiosities, Antique, Medieval, and Renaissance: Comprising the Important and Valuable Spitzer Collection: Whose Public Auction Will Take Place in Paris, 33 rue de Villejust, 33 avenue Victor Hugo, from Monday, April 17, to Friday, June 16, 1893 at 2:00 p.m., Paris, Menard, 1893, vol. 2, c. 2, p. 112, lot 2263.