Auction 102
By Bertolami Fine Art
Dec 21, 2021
London, Italy
21 dicembre 2021 ore 12:00 CET
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LOT 29:

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


turned elephant ivory ...

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


turned elephant ivory column (Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797 or Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758), square base on four bun feet with a thin shaft interspersed with spherical elements; at the top the figure of a Franciscan saint with a rosarium. Height 15 cm, width 4.5 cm. Weight 24.3 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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