Auction 244 Part 2
By Bertolami Fine Art
Dec 7, 2022
Bertolami Fine Arts srl Piazza Lovatelli, 1 00186 Roma Italia, Italy

Sessione I: Martedì 6 dicembre 2022 alle ore 15:00 CET (Lotti 1-301)

Sessione II: Mercoledì 7 dicembre 2022 alle ore 15:00 CET (Lotti 302-560)


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LOT 311:

German Gothic ivory carving of the Virgin and Child - 15th centuryelephant ivory (Elephas maximus ...

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Sold for: €4,000
Start price:
2,100
Estimated price :
€4,000 - €6,000
Buyer's Premium: 27% More details
Auction took place on Dec 7, 2022 at Bertolami Fine Art
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German Gothic ivory carving of the Virgin and Child - 15th century

elephant ivory (Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 or Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797) depicting "Virgin and Child", carved in the manner of Gothic art. The ball that the Child holds in his hand is the same globe depicted as a symbol of power in the portraits of the emperors of Rome and Byzantium; with the diffusion of Christianity, it became the globus cruciger.
Height 19.5 cm, base 4.5 x 4.2 cm. Weight 308 g.
Item condition grading: **** good (defects, lacks and restorations).
Accompanied by Centro Universitario Milano Bicocca Radiocarbon Dating Analysis dated 19/03/2018 and by CITES Certificate.

This lot is available for sale only with shipments within the European Union; the CITES certificate for export outside the European Community can only be requested for lots sold to museums.

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