Lot 182
France, 13th century, cylindrical with hinged conical cover, set with three shaped cartouches (lacking cabochons), engraved with scrolling foliate designs on a blue enamel ground.
Height 7.5cm, Diameter 4.8cm
Estimate $5,000 - $8,000
Royall Tyler (1884-1953)
Thence by descent
A comparative example can be found in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, (M.43-1923) and another in the Musée de Cluny, Paris, (Cl. 964c)
A pyx was a special box designed to hold and transport communion wafers consecrated during the Mass.
The Collector's Auction
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8751
2:00pm - 17 September 2024
36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra
VIEWING
Fri 13 - Sun 15 Sep, 10am - 4pm
The Bond, 36-40 Queen St, Woollahra NSW
CONTACT
Madeleine Norton
sydney@leonardjoel.com.au
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