International Fine Arts Auction 2017-05-21
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/20/2017
SET OF ANTIQUE PAINTED RELIEF PANELS: Codex Manesse
Set of four antique Continental, likely German, medieval-style carved and painted wood panels; each depicting a scene from the illuminated manuscript of the Codex Manesse: the nobleman Heinrich von Rugge riding atop a caparisoned horse, with shield and spear; the margrave Otto IV of Brandenburg playing chess with a woman, a crest above and four musicians below; King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia seated upon a throne, flanked by a pair of crests and a pair of kneeling figures; together with a figure climbing a tree, a sword tucked under his arm, as another sits on horseback over two animals; Provenance: Collection of Eugene Iglesias; 24 3/4" x 15 1/2" (each, approx.)
$600 - 800\n