A GERMAN EGER CASKET.
Ebony, ebonised pear-wood and different woods, guilded bronzes.
Hunting scenes, interior with "Judith & Holofernes"-scene.
Eger (Germany) Now Cheb (Czech Republic) - Adam Eck (?)
One secret drawer.
Dimensions : 20,5 cm high, 37 cm long, 25 cm deep.
17th century.
Literature :
• “ Reliefintarsien aus Eger ”, Jochen Voigt, Halle an der Saale, 1999,
• “Egerer Reliefintarsien ”, Heribert Sturm, München 1961.
Museums :
• Nürnberg German National Museum (D)
• Historisches Museum Regensburg (D)
SOLD