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Emperor Karl V and his wife Isabella of Portugal.The   
wedding took place in 1526.The alabaster relief shows  
the arms of Habsburg and Portugal.The 26-year-old      
Emperor puts his arm around the shoulder of his wife.  
Alabaster,gilded wooden frame,53 x 56,5 cm.Inv.0432
#26040329

Emperor Karl V and his wife Isabella of Portugal.The wedding took place in 15...

Medallion with bust of Emperor Karl V,around 1555.     
The Emperor is shown in the armour of the Battle       
of Muehlberg 1547,the Emperors victory over the        
Protestant Princes under Johann Friedrich of Saxony.   
Bronze,68 x 59 cm             Inv.6028
#26040331

Medallion with bust of Emperor Karl V,around 1555. The Emperor is shown in...

Emperor Karl V in the armour of the Battle of Muehlberg
(1547)against the Protestant Princes under Johann      
Friedrich of Saxony.Bust:1533, with Pompeo Leone.      
Bronze, H:112 cm                                       
Inv. E 271
#26040332

Emperor Karl V in the armour of the Battle of Muehlberg (1547)against the Protes...

"Handstein",single pieces of almost pure ore,carved    
with scenes from the new testament,from the life of    
the miners or in honour of visiting princes.This piece 
is silver ore and shows Karl V.and his generals after  
the Battle of Pavia,1525. H:31,7 cm     Inv.4148
#26040359

"Handstein",single pieces of almost pure ore,carved with scenes from the ne...

Pawn, a king holding his beard, around 1200.
From Norway (Trondheim?).
Walrus bone, H: 8,5 cm
OA 5541
#30010138

Pawn, a king holding his beard, around 1200. From Norway (Trondheim?). Walrus...

One of eight scenes from the wars of Emperor Charles V.
The battle of Pavia, 1525. Southern Germany, 1560/70   
Cherrywood, H: 13,5 cm                                 
Inv. 3985
#30010264

One of eight scenes from the wars of Emperor Charles V. The battle of Pavia, 152...

One of eight scenes from the wars of Emperor Charles V.
His wars against the Turks, in the background the      
lifting of the siege of Vienna, 1529                   
Southern Germany, 1560/70                              
Cherrywood, H: 25,5 cm  Inv. 3948
#30010265

One of eight scenes from the wars of Emperor Charles V. His wars against the Tur...

Equestrian statue of Louis XIVth.
Bronze, 102 x 98 x 50 cm.
Paris,1685-1692
#300103 6

Equestrian statue of Louis XIVth. Bronze, 102 x 98 x 50 cm. Paris,1685-1692

Sword and sheath for the coronation of the Kings of France,said to be that of Charlemagne,105 cm.
Ile de France, Gilt silver, copper, precious stones.                
From the Abbey of St.Denis.                            
MS 84
#30010325

Sword and sheath for the coronation of the Kings of France,said to be that of Ch...

Game of chess,so-called chess set of Saint Louis.15th-17th
The rumour that this chess set belonged to Saint Louis is unfounded. The crystal parts were made in Germany in the 15th century but the set was subsequently modified across the centuries, mostly in France.
Louis XVII gave this chess set to his valet after losing one of the pieces.
Rock crystal,cedar wood,gilt silver,gilt bronze,43 x 43 cm
#30010328

Game of chess,so-called chess set of Saint Louis.15th-17th The rumour that this...

One-eyed beggar with peg-leg.                          
Grotesque figurine, 1725                               
                                                       
                                                       
(1725)
#30010439

One-eyed beggar with peg-leg. Grotesque figurine, 1725...

Hante, court-dwarf of August II the Strong (1670-1733) 
Elector of Saxony, King of Poland.                     
Grotesque figurine.
#30010442

Hante, court-dwarf of August II the Strong (1670-1733) Elector of Saxony, King...