A Late Gothic Antwerp Gospel box

A Late Gothic Antwerp Gospel box

Oak with remnants of leather and wrought iron mountings. Oblong box. The three long hinges for the lid with shell-shaped terminals, iron mountings to the angles, resting on four (possibly later) round iron feet. With a hinged handle on the lid. Lock plate possibly replaced, one shell in the lower section missing. H with handle folded down 8.6, W 17, D 12 cm.
Attributed to Antwerp, 16th / 17th century.

Literature

Cf. Berger, Prunkkassette. Meisterwerke aus der Hanns Schell Collection, Stuttgart-Graz 1998, no. 54.