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      Medieval Europe - 900 - 1450 A.D.

   
Limoges Champlevé-enameled beast casket mount
 
 

   This mount, most probably from a non-religious casket, belongs to a well-documented series of winged beasts mounts produced in the years 1210-1220
   in Limoges. Though standard-produced, each one of them is unique, however, as the design of the beast is engraved and chased by the artist.

   Interesting is the design of the beast, a basilisk or a dragon, being part of an imaginary bestiary that is present throughout Western European medieval art,
   early medieval, romanesque and gothic periods. The design of the winged animal on this plate is fully gothic.

   This particular example is especially beautiful, the original enamel being completely conserved.

   Material : Champlevé-Enamel on copper, blue enamel, gilding
   Process : Hammered Copper sheet, engraved, chased and enameled, gilded
   Origin : Limoges, France
   Provenance : Private French Collection
   Period : Medieval, 1210-1220 A.D.
   Dimensions : Diam. : 3,3 cm

        Ref. : Md-51  

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   Museum Equivalent : Limoges, Musée Municipal de L'Evêché, Inv.90-459 to 462

   Bibliography : Emaux Limousins du Moyen-Age, Images du Patrimoine, 1995
                                      Enamels of Limoges 1100-1350, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Exhibition Catalog / Abrams, inc. 1995

 

 

 
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