Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 4th October 2017
Lot 17
A rare 18th century German gilt bronze chamberlain's key
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £350
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Description
A rare 18th century German gilt bronze chamberlain's key, the pierced bow with a crown surmount with an orb finial above a monogram and flanked by lions above a cartouche centred with a coat of arms, 18.5cm long.
See Henry Rene D'Allemagne, Deocorative Antique Ironwork, p.90 for an almost identical example.
The holder was an archbishop and Elector from "Kur-Trier". Trier is a city in Germany. For literature see DUWE Georg: Erzkammerer, und ihre Schuussel. Osnabruck 1990.
With thanks to The Hon William Wallace for cataloguing this lot.