Lot 5573 ♣ - ibid146 Decorations and Various - online only - Tuesday, 24. September 2024, 11.00 AM
IVORY RELIEF, PROBABLY DEPICTING THE ORACLE OF DELPHI
18th century.
Octagonal ivory plaque carved in relief. Mythological depiction, probably of the enthroned Pythia as High Priestess of the Temple of Apollo in Delphi, surrounded by a curtain and kneeling and praying women as well as a seated woman with a child in her lap. In the background: a sacrificial bowl with rising smoke and temple architecture. The edge of the octagonal relief features a pearl and acanthus frieze. Mounted on a wooden support, the back covered with leather.
Without wooden support 9.2 × 6.5 cm.
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Provenance:
- Miami, January 1989 (according to the inventory).
- Collection Dr. E. Boehlen, Berne.
Due to the processing of protected materials and the lack of documentation, this object cannot be exported from Switzerland.
- Miami, January 1989 (according to the inventory).
- Collection Dr. E. Boehlen, Berne.
Due to the processing of protected materials and the lack of documentation, this object cannot be exported from Switzerland.
CHF 300 / 500 | (€ 310 / 520)
Sold for CHF 250 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.