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Lot 818 Dα

A Gothic cast iron missal box

Auction 1117 - overview Cologne
16.11.2018, 10:30 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 2.000 € - 4.000 €
Result: 7.440 € (incl. premium)
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A Gothic cast iron missal box

Rectangular cast iron over wooden corpus fitted with paper to the interior. Minimal rust, some cracks, key lacking. H 32.4, W 22.5, D 13.5 cm.
France, 15th /16th C.

Provenance

Private collection, Basel.
Sold by Koller, auction 139, 7th December 2006, lot 1019.
Rhenish private ownership.

Literature

Cf. a similar example in the Hans Schell collection in: Berger, Prunkkassetten, Stuttgart 1998, no. 29.