Round bronze plaque with a light brown patina... Lot 35

Round bronze plaque with a light brown patina representing the Triumph of a Hero, with a cord around the edge. Florence, last third of the 15th century Ancient casting Diameter: 5.3 cm Vannel Toderi, Plachette secoli XV-XVIII nel Muzeo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, 1996, n° 224, p. 125 ; G. Bekker, Europaïsche Plaketten und Medaillen vom 15.bis zum 18. Jahrhundert, Grass Museum Leipzig, 1998, n° 55, p 32 ; F. Rossi, Placchette e rilievi di bronzo nell'età di Mantegna, Skira, 2006, n° 63, p.78. Several European museums hold a copy of this plate, notably the Bargello in Florence, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the Grass Museum in Leipzig. The one in the Bargello bears the inscription BRVG in the lower part, referring to the entry of Emperor Maximilian I into Bruges in 1494. None of these other examples has a cord around the edge.