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Lot 1043* - A214 Works of Art & Decorative Arts - jeudi, 18. septembre 2025, 13h30

BROOCH WITH ALMANDINE GARNETS - former Kofler-Truniger collection

Frankish, 6th century AD.
Gilt silver. Semi-circular top plate with five long, strongly profiled knobs with almandine garnets and glass inlays. Vine ornamentation and double pearl border on the top plate. Cross-grooved bow transitioning into a wide foot, set with three domed almandine garnets, framed by zigzag ornamentation, pearl frieze, and punched decoration.
7.8 × 4.7 cm.
Gilding with minimal losses. Little verdigris. Back with small repair to the knob. Corroded.

Provenance:
- Purchased from Prof. Dr. Fritz Fremersdorf, Cologne (according to index card).
- Collection of Ernst and Marthe Kofler-Truniger (1903–1990 & 1918–1999), Lucerne (inv. no. K8047B).
- Schweizer Privatbesitz, Luzern, ca. 1974 von obigem erworben.
- durch Erbschaft in gleichem Schweizer Familienbesitz, Luzern.

Literature:
Probably Herbert Kühn: Die germanischen Bügelfibeln der Völkerwanderungszeit in der Rheinprovinz. Bonn 1940, vol. 1, p. 461, No. 168 (according to index card).

CHF 1 000 / 1 500 | (€ 1 030 / 1 550)

Vendu pour CHF 3 000 (frais inclus)