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A STONE TOMB RELIEF OF A PRINCE OF LIECHTENSTEIN
Details
A STONE TOMB RELIEF OF A PRINCE OF LIECHTENSTEIN
GERMAN, 16TH CENTURY
Carved in relief with his son who holds the father's helmet and the arms of Hofman in the upper left corner-63½in. x 32½in. (161.3cm. x 82cm.)
GERMAN, 16TH CENTURY
Carved in relief with his son who holds the father's helmet and the arms of Hofman in the upper left corner-63½in. x 32½in. (161.3cm. x 82cm.)
Provenance
Sold Wanamaker Store sale of Antique Objects of art, n.d. p. 11, no. 574.
Bashford Dean Memorial Collection Purchase, 1929, Dean Estate
Bashford Dean Memorial Collection Purchase, 1929, Dean Estate
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
J. Siebmacher, Wappenbuch, part 4, Nuremburg, 1657, pl. 91 (arms of Hofman).
J. Siebmacher, Wappenbuch, part 4, Nuremburg, 1657, pl. 91 (arms of Hofman).