Lot Essay
The present scene was inspired by an engraving of the Golden Calf by Bernard Salomon (1506-1561) in his Quadrins historiques de la Bible (1553, Exodus XXXII).
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LIMOGES, 16TH CENTURY
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A GRISAILLE ENAMEL CUP DEPICTING THE ADORATION OF THE GOLDEN CALF
LIMOGES, 16TH CENTURY
The bowl centred by an armorial cartouche
10 in. (25.5 cm.) diam.; 5 ¼ in. (13.4 cm.) high
LIMOGES, 16TH CENTURY
The bowl centred by an armorial cartouche
10 in. (25.5 cm.) diam.; 5 ¼ in. (13.4 cm.) high
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
S. Baratte, Les Emaux Peints de Limoges, Paris, 2000, pp. 195-6.
S. Baratte, Les Emaux Peints de Limoges, Paris, 2000, pp. 195-6.
Special notice
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