South German, circa 1770 - A SOUTH GERMAN CARVED IVORY FIGURE OF THE EVANGELIST SAINT MARK, CIRCA 1770 - image-1

Lot 1400 Dα

South German, circa 1770 - A SOUTH GERMAN CARVED IVORY FIGURE OF THE EVANGELIST SAINT MARK, CIRCA 1770

Auction 1002 - overview Cologne
17.11.2012, 00:00 - Old Masters and 19th Century (1000th Century)
Estimate: 2.500 € - 3.000 €
Result: 14.640 € (incl. premium)

South German, circa 1770

A SOUTH GERMAN CARVED IVORY FIGURE OF THE EVANGELIST SAINT MARK, CIRCA 1770

Ivory, gilded rocaille base (exhibition Kunstverein Düsseldorf 1955)

A South German carved ivory figure of Saint Mark, circa 1770, with old polychromy. Half-length figure of the Evangelist with the head of the lion as his attribute, mounted on a wooden base, decorated with rocaille.
Some fine cracks in the ivory and with wear. Height 19 cm.

Exhibitions

Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Düsseldorf Juli/August 1955, cat. no. 415.