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THB15th Century French Gothic Giltwood Reliquary Box
About Seller
1788 Ellsworth Industrial Boulevard NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
United States
Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery is a full-service auction gallery strategically located on Miami Circle in the historic Buckhead district of Atlanta, one of the Southeastern United States’ largest commercial and financial centers. The gallery is owned and operated by Robert Ahlers and his wife Chr...Read more
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About Auction
LiveApr 30, 2016 - May 1, 2016
Ahlers & Ogletree elizabeth@aandoauctions.com
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- Lot Description
French, 15th century. A giltwood reliquary box or châsse in the French Gothic style, the casket of typical rectangular form with sharply pitched roofline and triangular gables with lift off lid seamed at the base of roofline, the whole with ornately carved reticulated tracery - the body with pairs of lancet windows set under a pointed quatrefoil within a pointed arch, the roof planes to each side with double eight-pointed pierced rose windows reserved on a pierced ground with raised banding along roofline punctuated with raised cruciform carved blocks, and the gables each with single arched transom window bearing eight triangular sections under a further reticulated ground. Box body and roof gables lined with textured red fabric applied to a later wooden liner. Approximate height 11.375", width 13.75", depth 8.375". Provenance: acquired by the Estate of Dr. Woody Cobbs and Mrs. Honor Cobbs, Atlanta, Georgia.
Condition
Noted by Fine Arts Restorer Marcel Gibrat has having 19th and 20th century restorations. Overall with gilt loss, minor wood losses, and worming commensurate with age. With later wood lining to interior cavity bearing red textile backing to ends. Also with replaced bottom wood panel. Evidence of structural repairs and restorations to each side of body and lid. Some wood cracking and splitting throughout, but box is structurally stable.
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