Lot 5558 ♣ - ibid146 Decorations and Various - online only - Tuesday, 24. September 2024, 11.00 AM
FOUR IVORY PLAQUES WITH BIBLICAL DEPICTIONS
Probably France, in the Gothic style, 19th century.
Ivory carved in relief. Rectangular plaques, probably fragments of a casket. New Testament depictions from the Life of Christ. Top left: the Betrayal of Jesus by Judas, flanked by Roman soldiers; top right: a simultaneous scene, Jesus on the Cross on the left and the Resurrection of Christ on the right; bottom left and right: Mary among the Disciples. Mounted on a plaque covered with green velvet.
Each without the frame: 11.5 × 4.5 cm.
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Provenance:
- Brimo de Laroussilhe, Paris, 28 June 1978.
- Collection Dr. E. Boehlen, Berne, acquired from the above gallery.
Due to the use of protected materials and the lack of documentation, this object cannot be exported from Switzerland.
- Brimo de Laroussilhe, Paris, 28 June 1978.
- Collection Dr. E. Boehlen, Berne, acquired from the above gallery.
Due to the use of protected materials and the lack of documentation, this object cannot be exported from Switzerland.
CHF 1 000 / 1 500 | (€ 1 030 / 1 550)
Sold for CHF 625 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.