a gilded and engraved copper ciborium franco/spanish 1450-1500

A Gilded And Engraved Copper Ciborium Franco/Spanish 1450-1500
Overall engraved with on the lid the following text: Mater Dei Memento Mei.
On the underside of the cuppa 4 roundels with half figure angels, with on the stand a engraved four pass with fleur-de-lis
All over in good condition with nice original patination.
A similar Ciborium with the same letter type of the engraving is in the collection of the Museum Catharijneconvent Utrecht The Netherlands.
24cm high 12cm diameter base.
Price on Application.

Antiques.co.uk Ref: 3CWFE543

Materials:

gilded and engraved copper

Width (cm):

12

Height (cm):

24

Depth (cm):

12

koos limburg jnr

Koos limburg jnr. was born in the Netherlands, but since 1994 lives in Scotland.   Over those years he has build up a well established and well respected antique business by participation only on important antique fairs in the uk as well as at the continent.   Koos specialises in high quality antiques over the whole range, with the result that he has sold many items to museums whole over the world.   That’s why his slogan is: “”or the new collector and the museum director.”   Koos has a specialist knowledge for all the antiques he offers for sale. His fair display is well known and he is renowned for his imposing artistic and dramatic presentation stands in which he displays his collection of antiques, reflecting their excellent quality.   He does not want to be identified as a specialist in one particular field or another, with the result that you can find anything and everything on his stand, covering the whole range of rare and unusual quality items of interest to the first time collector up to the museum director.   His parents have been very influential in supporting him and have imbued him a detailed knowledge of, and a huge enthusiasm for the antiques business.   Koos feels extremely privileged to have access to such invaluable expertise and guidance together with access to a well stocked family library about works of art and antiques to enable him to carry out detailed research.   Koos guarantees to any potential collector that they are in experienced and reputable hands and that all items displayed have been thoroughly researched by him.

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