Important Medieval Works of Art From the Collection oꦫf the Late Ernst Boehlen
Western European, Migration Period, circa 6th century
Eagle Fibula
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July 3, 02:32 PM GMT
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6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Important Medieval Works of Art From the Collection of the Late Ernst Boehꩵlen
W🐼ester☂n European, Migration Period, circa 6th century
Eagle Fibula
bronze, set with gওarnets and glass, in a partially gilt wood f✅rame
fibula: 7cm., 2¾in.
frame: 16 by 14cm., 6¼ by 5½in.
Adolphe Sto🌄cle🔯t (1871-1949), Palais Stoclet, Brussels, acquired in 1931;
Thence by descent until sold;
Sotheby's London, 3 July 2018, lot 1;
Where acquired by Dr Ernst Boehlen, Bern
The present fibula re💎lates, among others, to a pair in the Musée de Cluny, Paris, inv. nos. Cl. 3478 and 3479.
RELATED LITERATURE
I. Bardiès-Fronty et al. (eds.), Les temps mérovingiens: Trois siècles d'art et de culture (451-751), exh. cat. Musée de Cluny, Paris, 2016, pp෴. 237-239