Lot 5107 ♣ - ibid145 Furniture - online only - Tuesday, 25. June 2024, 03.30 PM
HOLY BISHOP WITH HIDDEN FIGURE OF AN UNCLOTHED EVA
France, end of the 19th century.
Ivory carved all round. The bishop with his typical attributes: Mitre, crosier and book in his hand. The figure can be unscrewed to reveal an Eve holding a veil and the apple, with the snake at her feet. The base is made of blackened and in part painted wood. The bishop, on the inside, with a barely legible inventory number 1934 (?).
H 30 cm.
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Provenance: Small private collection of erotica, Geneva.
Provenance: Small private collection of erotica, Geneva.
CHF 1 500 / 2 000 | (€ 1 550 / 2 060)
Sold for CHF 2 500 (including buyer’s premium)
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