Lot 5508 - ibid118 Pastry Moulds - online only - Tuesday, 30. March 2021, 9.30 AM
ROUND BAKING MOULD "THE MOCKERY OF ELISHA"
Zurich ca. 1650.
Carved wood. Depiction of the Prophet Elisha being mocked by four boys because of his bald head. The bottom features two bears devouring the children. The top features a representation of the Ascension of the Prophet.
D 20 cm.
- Crack
Depicted in: Annemarie Zogg/Robert Hirt. Zürcher Gebäckmodel. Zurich, 1970. p. 55, Ill. 23. A mould with a very similar depiction can be found in the Schlossmuseum Beromünster (Inventory No. 48) and is depicted in: Cornelia Stäheli, Hans-Peter Widmer. Honig den Armen, Marzipan den Reichen. Schweizer Gebäckmodel des 16. und 17. Jh. Zurich, 2020. p. 73, Ill. 92.
Depicted in: Annemarie Zogg/Robert Hirt. Zürcher Gebäckmodel. Zurich, 1970. p. 55, Ill. 23. A mould with a very similar depiction can be found in the Schlossmuseum Beromünster (Inventory No. 48) and is depicted in: Cornelia Stäheli, Hans-Peter Widmer. Honig den Armen, Marzipan den Reichen. Schweizer Gebäckmodel des 16. und 17. Jh. Zurich, 2020. p. 73, Ill. 92.
CHF 800 / 1 000 | (€ 820 / 1 030)
Sold for CHF 1 750 (including buyer’s premium)
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