A large Liegnitz silver crucifix - image-1
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Lot 1055 Dα

A large Liegnitz silver crucifix

Auction 1066 - overview Cologne
20.05.2016, 17:00 - Selected Works of Art
Estimate: 10.000 € - 12.000 €
Result: 11.780 € (incl. premium)

A large Liegnitz silver crucifix

Worked in partially gilt silver, iron and bronze on a wooden corpus, with régence decor. Engraved to the back of the base with the dedication: "Herr Adam Germanisius, vornehmer, klüger wie auch kö. preus. privileg: Apothecker gaf Gott zu Ehren der Kirchen zu ... (illegible) dieses Crucifix. Verehret 1755 d. 12, Deceber." H 77 cm.
Marks of Johann Gottlob Jäncke, 1755.

Literature

Johann Gottlieb Jäncke was a master goldsmith in Liegnitz from 1724 - 91; cf. Hintze, Schlesische Goldschmiede, Osnabrück 1979, p. 47.