Lot 33
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A GILT-COPPER AND ENAMEL PRICKET CANDLESTICK
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A GILT-COPPER AND ENAMEL PRICKET CANDLESTICK

LIMOGES, SECOND HALF 13TH OR EARLY 14TH CENTURY

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A GILT-COPPER AND ENAMEL PRICKET CANDLESTICK
LIMOGES, SECOND HALF 13TH OR EARLY 14TH CENTURY
The pricket above a spreading hexagonal base with enamel decoration depicting the symbols of the four evangelists and twice with the monogram 'IHS' below a crown; minor losses and wear
5 in. (12.7 cm.) high
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Lot Essay

In the exhibition on Limoges enamels in 1995/6, the entry on a set of six pricket candlesticks with circular bases refers to the more common type - such as the present example - which displays a conical, hexagonal base. See Paris and New York, Musée du Louvre and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 23 Oct. 1995 - 22 Jan. 1996 and 5 Mar. - 16 Jun. 1996, Enamels of Limoges 1100-1350, no. 135, p. 380.

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