Auction 102
By Bertolami Fine Art
Dec 21, 2021
London, Italy
21 dicembre 2021 ore 12:00 CET
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LOT 25:

South German turned ivory column - first half of the 17th Century


turned elephant ivory ...

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1,800
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€4,000 - €6,000
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Auction took place on Dec 21, 2021 at Bertolami Fine Art
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South German turned ivory column - first half of the 17th Century


turned elephant ivory column (Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797 or Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758), stepped cylindrical base with a thin shaft interspersed with multiple delicate leaf-form elements. Height 21 cm, base diameter 6.8 cm. Weight 68.5 gr. Item condition grading: **** good (minor losses, some surface wear commensurate with age & use). Accompanied by Ce.S.Ar. Centro Studi Archeometrici certificate of authenticity (pre-1947).

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