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Vanitas Snuff Box in the Shape of a Skull
Carved and polished burl wood with brass hinge and catch plate. The lid with losses of wood at front edge, the skull with minor scratches and staining consistent with ageWestern Europe, Germany(?), c.1740-1760 -
Painted Minnekästchen Casket with Two Lovers and a Fool
beechwood painted with bismuth, tempera and oil, with replaced hinges and lockUpper Rhine Valley, Basel (?), c. 1490s -
Pair of Female Saints
Tapestry, woven woolAlsace (?) or perhaps southern Germany, late 15th century -
Coffret, Woodcut by a Parisian workshop inspired by Jean d’Ypres
Sacred Monogram between Two Monks. A wooden box with leather, the domed cover reinforced with 9 iron fittings, hinges, and a lock with exposed mechanismFrance, probably Paris, probably after c. 1500 -
Magic Belt
Brocaded velvet, gold thread, silver, enamel, jet, rock crystal, castaño de IndiasSpain, Castile, 17th century (textile: late 13th century, coins and medals: 10th -19th century) -
Two Collars for an Abbess
Jet, threadSpain, 17th century
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