Large chimney plate,
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so called “Takenplatte”, Rhineland 1st half 17th century, cast iron decorated with coat of arms and inscription, inscription: "LOTHARIVUS DEI GRA ARCHICEPS TREVIRE(H) PRINCEPS ELECTOR" (Lothar by God’s grace, Archbishop of Trier, Elector) dated 1618, 98 x 74 cm (MIN)
Rare chimney plate with the arms of the archbishop and elector of Trier Lothar I. von Metternich (1551-1621), who was known especially for his promotion of art and the sciences. He was the great-great-great-uncle of the famous statesman Count Klemenz Wenzel Lothar von Metternich-Winneburg. Two similar plates with the arms of Lothar I. are known. One, also dated 1618, is in a manor house in Welschbilling-Möhn (Rheinland-Pfalz), and another in Driesch's standard work on oven, chimney and chimney plate (p.153)
Lit.: Martin Persch: Lothar von Metternich. IN: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon. vol. 5, Bautz, Herzberg 1993, pp.262-263 Karlheinz von den Driesch: Handbuch der Ofen-, Kamin- and Takenplatten im Rheinland, Cologne: Rheinland Verl. 1990, p. 153
Provenance: ... from a Baronial collection
Specialist: Günther Minichreiter
Günther Minichreiter
+43-1-515 60-528
guenther.minichreiter@dorotheum.at
08.09.2014 - 17:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 1,500.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 1,500.- to EUR 2,500.-
Large chimney plate,
so called “Takenplatte”, Rhineland 1st half 17th century, cast iron decorated with coat of arms and inscription, inscription: "LOTHARIVUS DEI GRA ARCHICEPS TREVIRE(H) PRINCEPS ELECTOR" (Lothar by God’s grace, Archbishop of Trier, Elector) dated 1618, 98 x 74 cm (MIN)
Rare chimney plate with the arms of the archbishop and elector of Trier Lothar I. von Metternich (1551-1621), who was known especially for his promotion of art and the sciences. He was the great-great-great-uncle of the famous statesman Count Klemenz Wenzel Lothar von Metternich-Winneburg. Two similar plates with the arms of Lothar I. are known. One, also dated 1618, is in a manor house in Welschbilling-Möhn (Rheinland-Pfalz), and another in Driesch's standard work on oven, chimney and chimney plate (p.153)
Lit.: Martin Persch: Lothar von Metternich. IN: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon. vol. 5, Bautz, Herzberg 1993, pp.262-263 Karlheinz von den Driesch: Handbuch der Ofen-, Kamin- and Takenplatten im Rheinland, Cologne: Rheinland Verl. 1990, p. 153
Provenance: ... from a Baronial collection
Specialist: Günther Minichreiter
Günther Minichreiter
+43-1-515 60-528
guenther.minichreiter@dorotheum.at
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Auction: | Property from Aristocratic Estates and Important Provenance |
Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
Date: | 08.09.2014 - 17:00 |
Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
Exhibition: | 02.09. - 08.09.2014 |
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