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Lot 293 Dα

A framed miniature ivory carving

Auction 1130 - overview Cologne
16.05.2019, 16:00 - Jewellery
Estimate: 600 € - 800 €
Result: 1.612 € (incl. premium)

A framed miniature ivory carving

Exceptionally well-carved miniature relief depicting a Neoclassical scene in a park landscape. Mounted under glass in a gilt copper surround set into a wooden frame. Minor losses to the carving. Repairs and a small crack. Diameter ca. 6 cm. Frame 11.5 x 11 cm.
Dieppe, late 18th C.

Provenance

Acquired in 2007 from Kunsthandel Anna Maria Wager, Munich.

Literature

Illus. in: Ahrend/Wager, Höhepunkte europäischer Elfenbeinkunst aus dem 18./19. Jahrhundert, Munich 2007, p. 50/51, no. 19.