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Bugle
Lost Art-ID
208386
Artist
Title
Bugle
Dating
1450/1459 (um)
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Ivory ; Metal (Silver) / carved ; set ; gilded
Measures
7,5 cm Mündungsbreite
Width
7.50 cm
Length
75.50 cm
Inventory number
Ahv 1
Description
The so-called "Oldenburg horn" is decorated with silver gilt fitting and six enamelled coats of arms (Oldenburg, Brandenburg, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Iceland); four scenes carved into the ivory: a. a knight rescuing a lion from a dragon's claws, b. St George, c. a hunting scene, d. knight tournament; the silver gilt fitting is made up of trailing oak branches with acorns.
Provenance
According to the 1830 inventory the horn was bought in Florence; according to Bube (in his book Das Herzogliche Kunstkabinet zu Gotha, 1869) reports that it was found in Lower Italy near Nola and was probably brought to Italy by king Christian I of Denmark who made a pilgrimage to Rome in 1473.
Literature / Source
Inventar 1830, fol. 11r, Nr. 71; Inventar 1858, Bd. I, Kap. XXV, Nr. 153; Aldenhoven Plastik, Elfenbein Nr. 1
Published since
Contact
Stiftung Schloss Friedenstein
Gotha
Schlossplatz 1
99867 Gotha
Germany
Phone
0049 (0) 03621 8234-0
Fax
0049 (0) 03621 8234-290
Contact
Dr. Tobias Pfeifer-Helke
Position
Stiftungsdirektor
Phone
+49 (0) 621-8234 100
Contact
Dr. Timo Trümper
Position
Kustode für Gemälde und Plastik
Phone
+49 (0) 3621 8234 553
Contact
Ronny Licht
Position
Provenienzforscher
Phone
+49 (0) 3621-82 34 329
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