Censer, before 1477, Made in Basel, Switzerland, Swiss, Silver, raised and cast, Overall: 31 7/8 x 5 3/4 in. (81 x 14.6 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Octagonal in section, this censer not only draws heavily on architectural vocabulary but also, in the upper section, imitates a Gothic structure such as a centrally planned oratory or baptistery. The lowest of the three elevations is composed of eight pairs of tall, doubled windows surmounted by quatrefoils and a crocketed gable
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Censer, 1477, Basel, Switzerland, Swiss, Silver, raised, cast, Overall, 31 7/8 x 5 3/4, 81 14.6 cm, Metalwork-Silver, Octagonal, section, censer, draws heavily, architectural vocabulary, upper section, imitates, Gothic structure, centrally planned oratory, baptistery, lowest, three elevations, composed, eight pairs, tall, doubled windows, surmounted, quatrefoils, crocketed gable
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