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A MID 17TH CENTURY SOUTH GERMAN CARVED IVORY RELIEF OF SAINT MARY MAGDALENE

Auction 1020 - overview Cologne
16.11.2013, 00:00 - Ols Masters incl. The Rau Collection for UNICEF
Estimate: 10.000 € - 15.000 €
Result: 6.100 € (incl. premium)
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A MID 17TH CENTURY SOUTH GERMAN CARVED IVORY RELIEF OF SAINT MARY MAGDALENE

Ivory, South German, mid 17th C. (GR 2.246) FRAMED
Wear with minor losses, yellowing to the edges. Height 14 cm.

A 17th century South German carved ivory relief of Saint Mary Magdalene. A silhouetted high-relief, the hair partially openwork, the reverse flattened. A half-figure depiction of the Saint turned to the left and holding an ointment jar. Her nakedness is covered both by a cloth draped around her body and by her long finely worked curls.

Provenance

The Rau Collection for UNICEF

Exhibitions

Lent to the Museum Schnütgen, Cologne (2009-2012).