Cl. 404
Seated king and queen; king with a hawk on his wrist; queen holding a dog; dragon and lion; child (?) with a hawk on his wrist; courtiers; angel; coat of arms.
Koechlin 1924: France, 1st half of the 14th century.
Ottawa 1972: Paris, c. 1320.
Gaborit-Chopin 1978: Paris, c. 1280-1300.
Naples 1981: Paris, c. 1280-1300.
Paris 1996 (P-Y. Le Pogam): Paris, end of 13th.
Paris 1998: Paris, c. 1300.
Museum's opinion 2010: Paris, c. 1300.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Back turned with a depression for (missing) mirror.
Object Condition
Missing: part of the left side; corner terminals.
Provenance
Mistakenly said by Du Sommerard to have come from the Saint-Denis Treasury. Also mistakenly said to have come from the Sainte-Chapelle Treasury. Corresponds to an item in the 1788 inventory of the Garde-Meuble of the royal family (Paris, Archives nationales, O1 3370).Collection of Alexandre Du Sommerard: acquired for the museum in 1843.
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