Lot Essay
The first was almost certainly produced in one of the Milanese armour-embossers' workshops that was also producing mounts for furniture in the same style
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THE FIRST LATE 16TH CENTURY, THE OTHERS 17TH CENTURY
Details
A Milanese Embossed Iron And Gold-Damascened Plaque, A Chiselled Iron Plaque, And A Key
The first late 16th Century, the others 17th Century
The first a rectangular mount from a wooden cabinet, embossed with a scene showing ancient Roman cavalry riding past an encampment, in the foreground a sentry with a caliver; the second chiselled in very high relief with figures of Bacchus and Ariadne embracing over the heads of two putti-bacchante with a basket of grapes; the third of blued steel, the lyre-shaped bow formed of open foliated scrolls, the barrel with heart-shaped bore
31/8in. (7.9cm.) to 47/8in. (12.4cm.) (3)
The first late 16th Century, the others 17th Century
The first a rectangular mount from a wooden cabinet, embossed with a scene showing ancient Roman cavalry riding past an encampment, in the foreground a sentry with a caliver; the second chiselled in very high relief with figures of Bacchus and Ariadne embracing over the heads of two putti-bacchante with a basket of grapes; the third of blued steel, the lyre-shaped bow formed of open foliated scrolls, the barrel with heart-shaped bore
31/8in. (7.9cm.) to 47/8in. (12.4cm.) (3)
Provenance
(The first) F.H. Cripps-Day
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