Circular Hinged Case
Limoges
, or (France)
third quarter of 13th century
Object PlaceParis, France
Medium/TechniqueChamplevé enamel and gilding on copper
Dimensions6.2 x 1.7 cm (2 7/16 x 11/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Francis Warden Fund
Accession number49.470
On View
Not on viewClassificationsEnamels
Collections
ProvenanceThomas David Gibson-Carmichael, 1st Baron Carmichael (b. 1859 - d. 1926), Skirling House, Lanarkshire, Scotland; June 10, 1926, Carmichael sale, Sotheby's, London, lot 425. By 1936, George Eumorfopoulos (b. 1863 - d. 1939), London [see note 1]; June 6, 1940, posthumous Eumorfopoulos sale, Sotheby's, London, lot 186, to the Brummer Gallery, New York (stock no. P16065); April 23, 1949, Brummer sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, lot 696, to the MFA for $225. (Accession Date: May 12, 1949)
NOTES:
[1] He lent this to the "Exhibition of Gothic Art in Europe (c. 1200 - c. 1500)" (Burlington Fine Arts Club, London, 1936), cat. no. 95.
NOTES:
[1] He lent this to the "Exhibition of Gothic Art in Europe (c. 1200 - c. 1500)" (Burlington Fine Arts Club, London, 1936), cat. no. 95.
