Leopold Pronner - A carved ivory medallion with Emperor Ferdinand I by Leopold Pronner - image-1

Lot 1351 Dα

Leopold Pronner - A carved ivory medallion with Emperor Ferdinand I by Leopold Pronner

Auction 1132 - overview Cologne
18.05.2019, 11:00 - Fine Art
Estimate: 3.000 € - 3.500 €
Result: 3.968 € (incl. premium)

Leopold Pronner

A carved ivory medallion with Emperor Ferdinand I by Leopold Pronner

A round medallion with a raised relief depicting a three-quarter bust of the Emperor facing right. He is shown crowned and dressed in his regalia with the Order of the Golden Fleece. The medallion inscribed to the border "FERDINANDVS I D C ROMANORVM IMPERATOR SEMPER AVGVSTVS." and with a small inscription plate to the left dated "1580" with the initials "LP" for the ivory sculptor and turner Leopold Pronner - an Austrian who settled in Nuremberg in 1600.
Slightly yellowed, the right edge reattached. Diameter 9.5 cm.