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Lot 442 Dα

A Peruvian silver decorative plaque

Auction 1140 - overview Cologne
15.11.2019, 11:00 - Decorative Arts I (Silver)
Estimate: 2.000 € - 2.400 €

A Peruvian silver decorative plaque

Rectangular relief over a wooden corpus mounted in a cartouche frame. Decorated with scroll- and shellwork surrounding a central depiction of the Archangel Michael with a flaming sword. H 57; W 54.5 cm.
Alto Peru, unmarked, 18th C.

Provenance

Rhenish aristocratic ownership, purchased in South America.

Literature

Cf. cat. Silberschätze aus Südamerika, Munich 1981, no. 24 ff, 64 ff.