CIRCLE OF HANS DAUCHER (D. AFTER 1538), FIRST HALF 16TH CENTURY

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AN AJOUREE CARVED ALABASTER PORTRAIT PROFILE RELIEF OF THE EMPEROR FERDINAND I
CIRCLE OF HANS DAUCHER (D. AFTER 1538), FIRST HALF 16TH CENTURY
Depicted facing to dexter; wearing a broad-brimmed hat and the Order of the Golden Fleece; on a later circular marble ground and in an ebonised, moulded wood frame; the reverse with paper labels inscribed '12' and '287'; very minor damages
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high; 4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm.) diam., overall

Provenance

The Margraves and Granddukes of Baden from at least the 18th century
By descent until offered Sotheby's, Baden-Baden sale, 5 Oct. 1995, lot 265.

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Lot Essay

The present finely carved portrait relief of the Hapsburg emperor Ferdinand I appears in inventories of the Baden-Baden collections from at least the 18th century. It reappears in inventories of 1883 and 1919 before being offered for sale in the Baden Baden auction in 1995.

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