Lotto 1036 ♣ - A210 Arti decorative - giovedì, 19. settembre 2024, 14h00
TWO CARVED IVORY FIGURES OF ROMAN SOLDIERS
Southern Germany or Italy, 1st half of the 18th century.
Ivory carved in high relief. Depiction of two Roman soldiers sitting on rocks. Probably fragments of a crucifixion scene. Detailed and fine carvings of the armor, helmet decoration and draperies. Right figure, probably with an incised monogram ML at the lower left of the rock. On a later wooden frame, lined with black velvet and ebonized.
H without frame 12 cm.
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Repairs to the right figure, continuous crack on the right flank, probably missing attribute. Chips, signs of use and scratches. Left figure with hairline cracks, missing attribute on right hand.
Provenance:
- The G. S. Mottershead Collection.
- Sotheby's London auction, March 8, 1979, lot 202.
- Collection Dr. E. Boehlen, Berne, acquired at the above auction.
Due to the use of protected materials and the lack of documentation, this object cannot be exported from Switzerland.
Provenance:
- The G. S. Mottershead Collection.
- Sotheby's London auction, March 8, 1979, lot 202.
- Collection Dr. E. Boehlen, Berne, acquired at the above auction.
Due to the use of protected materials and the lack of documentation, this object cannot be exported from Switzerland.
CHF 3 000 / 5 000 | (€ 3 090 / 5 150)
Venduto per CHF 3 250 (incl. premio dell'acquirente)
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