Auction 102
By Bertolami Fine Art
Dec 21, 2021
London, Italy
21 dicembre 2021 ore 12:00 CET
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LOT 27:

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


turned elephant ivory tower ...

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1,400
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€3,000 - €4,500
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Auction took place on Dec 21, 2021 at Bertolami Fine Art
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South German turned ivory tower - first half of the 17th Century


turned elephant ivory tower (Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797 or Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758), with a stepped circular base on four bun feet, thin shaft interspersed by two sides concave elements and surmounted by delicate leaf-form elements. Height 19.3 cm, width 6.7 cm, base diameter 6 cm. Weight 41 gr. Item condition grading: **** good (minor losses at the top crown, some surface wear commensurate with age & use). Accompanied by Ce.S.Ar. Centro Studi Archeometrici certificate of authenticity (pre-1947).

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