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Nuremberg, A small portable organ, a so-called “bible regal” from Berlaymont Convent in Brussels, Oil paint on softwood, resonators, pipes and brass registers. The keyboard made from boxwood veneer on oak. The two folding bellows made from parchment, each with six pleats. An organ designed to be placed on a table constructed from three parts: An oblong corpus comprised of the two bellows placed on top of one another with a hollow section on the inside to hold the keyboard. The moulded edges of the corpus of ebonised wood, the upper faces of the bellows each decorated with a full-figure depiction of an angel making music within a rounded arch with shell motifs en grisaille. The edge of the keyboard painted on three sides, the upper section with a band of foliage, the sides with winged angel's heads. Dimensions when extended H 12.5, W 61.5, D© Lempertz — view on Lempertz website ↗

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A small portable organ, a so-called “bible regal” from Berlaymont Convent in Brussels

Nuremberg

€118,750 price realized incl. premium

≈ $140,232≈ £101,163

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As published: “Oil paint on softwood, resonators, pipes and brass registers. The keyboard made from boxwood veneer on oak. The two folding bellows made from parchment, each with six pleats. An organ designed to be placed on a table constructed from three parts: An oblong corpus comprised of the two bellows placed on top of one another with a hollow section on the inside to hold the keyboard. The moulded edges of the corpus of ebonised wood, the upper faces of the bellows each decorated with a full-figure depiction of an angel making music within a rounded arch with shell motifs en grisaille. The edge of the keyboard painted on three sides, the upper section with a band of foliage, the sides with winged angel's heads. Dimensions when extended H 12.5, W 61.5, D”
Support
Board
Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
91 cm
Auction house
Lempertz
Sale
Auction 1182 The Exceptional Bernard De Leye Collection (1182-1)
Date
July 15, 2021
Location
15.07.2021 11:00, Cologne
Lot
34
Estimate
€60,000 – €80,000 (≈ $70,854 – $94,472) (≈ £51,114 – £68,152)
Source
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Retrieved Sep 25, 2026

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