Lot 5513 - ibid118 Pastry Moulds – online only - Tuesday, 30. March 2021, 9.30 AM
DOUBLE-SIDED, ROUND BAKING MOULD
Probably Eastern Switzerland, dated 1627.
One side, with the Lamb of God, the other side, with three hares running around in a circle and the date. The hares symbolize fertility. Sometimes, the motif of the three hares is interpreted to mean the Trinity.
D 9.5 cm.
- Signs of use and losses
Depicted in: Annemarie Zogg. Züri-Tirggel. Zurich, 1992. p. 14. A similar baking mould can be found in the Swiss National Museum in Zurich (Inventory No. LM-15145). Cf. Cornelia Stäheli, Hans-Peter Widmer. Honig den Armen, Marzipan den Reichen. Schweizer Gebäckmodel des 16. und 17. Jh. Zurich, 2020. p. 154, Ill. 236.
CHF 300 / 500 | (€ 310 / 520)
Sold for CHF 250 (including buyer’s premium)
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