Lot 1499 D α

An Italian leather wallet

Auction 1174 - overview Cologne
04.06.2021, 12:00 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 800 € - 1.200 €
Result: 1.000 € (incl. premium)

An Italian leather wallet

A cuir bouilli and wood case with a later textile lining, silk cord and tassel. Probably intended to house a silver dish. With embossed arabesque décor, the lid emblazoned with an Italian family coat-of-arms inscribed “VCIVD ...”. With some cracks. H 8.6, W 15.5 cm.
Italy, late 15th / early 16th C.

Provenance

South German Private collection.

Literature

Cf. Sansum, Tempting Pandora. A Selection of European Boxes 1200 - 1800, New York 2000, p. 62 f., no. 15.