The Master Of The Aeneid, French, Limoges, Circa 1525-1530

Plaque with Subjects engraved by Vulcan on the shield given by Venus to Aeneas

Found at Sothebys, London
Old Master Sculpture and Works of Art, Lot 34
5. Dec - 5. Dec 2020
Estimate: 240.000 - 350.000 GBP
Price realised: 801.500 GBP
Property from an Important Private Collection
The Master of the Aeneid
French, Limoges, circa 1525-1530
Plaque with Subjects engraved by Vulcan on the shield given by Venus to Aeneas
partially gilt painted enamel on copper, within a later wood frame
enamel: 22.5 by 20cm., 8 7/8 by 7 7/8 in.
Laura-Thérèse de Rothschild (1847-1931), who after her marriage to Baron Nathan James Edouard de Rothschild (1844-1881) on 11 October 1871 was styled Baronne James de Rothschild, Paris, France 1912; | Georges Héreil (1909-1980), Geneva, Switzerland; | Kravis collection, New York; | with Alain Moatti, Paris, France, 2001; | Important Private Collection