Two small Cologne Gothic silk trimmings - image-1

Lot 1465 Dα

Two small Cologne Gothic silk trimmings

Auction 1174 - overview Cologne
04.06.2021, 12:00 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 2.000 € - 3.000 €
Result: 4.000 € (incl. premium)

Two small Cologne Gothic silk trimmings

Linen/silk blend fabric embroidered in coloured silk over gold leaf.
1. With the inscriptions "ihesus" and "maria", flowering tree motifs above and below and a floral wreath. H 71, W 10 cm.
2. With the inscriptions "te deu lau/damus" and "regia celi letae alla", a floral wreath above and a flowering tree motif below. H 64, W 10.5 cm. Mounted on a modern textile backing and framed under glass.
Last quarter 15th C.

Provenance

South German private collection.

Literature

Cf. Bombek/Sporbeck, Cologneer Bortenweberei im Mittelalter, Regensburg 2012, no. 110 ff, especially no. 119, the fragment from the Museum Schnütgen (inv. no. P 823b), that may originate from the same ensemble.
Cf. Also a fragment in the MAK – Museum für angewandte Kunst, Vienna, inv.no. T 1131.