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25 Jacopo del Sellaio and Studio Important Florentine painters and their studios influ- enced this type of picture with the Adoration of the Child during the Renaissance decades around 1500. The painting was destined for quiet private devotion. Adoration of the Child. Circa 1490. Oil on panel. 77.5 × 44.5 cm. Sold for CHF 165 000 State secretary The cabinetmaker Ludwig Heinrich Rohde, w ho worked at the court of the Elector of Mainz, designed this richly decorated secretary writing desk. The elabor ate mar- quetry in precious wood and ivory is among t he finest of the period. Ludwig Heinrich Rohde (1673–1755). Baroque, Mai nz circa 1725/26. Sold for CHF 50 000 Gam ing piece Use d for board games, this delicately decorated gaming piece m ade of carved rosewood is more than four centuries old. In t he foreground of the half-relief depiction is Judith with the head of Holofernes. South Germany, probably Augsburg. Circa 1580. Sold for CHF 15 000 Lucas Cranach the Elder and Studio This was probably one of the last surviving altarpieces of the German Renaissance on the art market. Its picto- rial details and magnificently preserved colours make it unique. Winged altarpiece. Circa 1515. Oil on panel. Central panel: 122.5 × 86 cm. Side panels: 120.5 × 37.5 cm each. Sold for CHF 950 000