A grisaille painted enamel cover

A grisaille painted enamel cover
Fight between Horsemen
Workshop of Jean III Pénicaud
Limoges, second half of 16th century

Enamel painted in grisaille on copper, with gold and flesh-tone highlights.
The gilt-metal finial representing an armillary sphere.

Provenance:
Josephus Jitta Collection , Amsterdam,
Its sale, Amsterdam, 9 Nov. 1897, lot 133;
Léonce Rosenberg Collection,
Its sale, Paris, 12-13 June 1924, lot 24 (since that period the cover was associated with a non-matching cup by Couly Nouailher),
Private Collection,
Its sale, Aguttes, Paris, 11 Dec. 2013, lot 127;
European Private Collection,
Its sale, Sotheby’s Paris, 15 Nov. 2023, lot 11.