A FINE SILVER RELIEF PLAQUE WITH ST. SEBASTIAN

Description:

probably Augsburg, early 17th century
ca. 25,5 x 21 cm, Rahmen 48 x 43,5 cm
Silver, chased in relief and finely engraved. Rich figural background scene, in the centre depiction of the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian. Not marked. Slight age damage. Min. missing part at the rim. In a decorative, gilded wooden frame with blue velvet liner.
Private Collection, Munich.
Lit. Seling, Die Kunst der Augsburger Goldschmiede, vol. II, fig. 37 ff.