THE CITY OF KITZINGEN SEAL
A GERMAN 16TH CENTURY SEAL
Estimate: £1,800 - £2,500
Auction: Silver & Objets de Vertu | Wednesday 4th March at 10am
Description
Of circular outline, engraved with the city coat of arms in a border of the SIGILLUM CIVITATIS KICZINGEN dated 1546 to the underside, to a foldable scroll handle
Dimensions
4.9cm diameter, 75g
Provenance
The Matrix Collection
Footnote
The city of Kitzingen is found in Bavaria in Germany. Closely linked to Würzburg, it was in 1629, that Prince-Bishop Philipp Adold von Ehrenberg of Würzburg took up his option to repurchase Kitzingen after the Peasants' Revolt in 1525, but due to his expulsion of Protestants followed by the Swedish occupation during the Thirty Years' War it wasn't until the 1650 Edict of Toleration encouraged prosperity.