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Lot 1617 D‡α

A Baltic amber and ivory table crucifix

Auction 1230 - overview Cologne
17.11.2023, 17:30 - Decorative Arts - Furniture
Estimate: 6.000 € - 8.000 €
Result: 7.560 € (incl. premium)
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A Baltic amber and ivory table crucifix

On a semi-octagonal plinth with a skull. The cross decorated with acanthus relief, a mascaron and a miniature bust of Mary Magdalene beneath the Corpus Christi, crucified with three nails. The left beam of the cross with a small bust of Mary, the right with St. John, the INRI plaque and the dove of the Holy Spirit above. With remnants of gilding. A restored breakage to the centre of the cross beam, some glued repairs, halo and baluster feet replaced. H 25, W 11 cm.
Gdansk or Königsberg, 17th C.

Certificate

Marketing authorization for the EU internal market available.

Literature

See Reineking von Bock, Bernstein. Das Gold der Ostsee, Munich 1981, cat. no. 174, the crucifixion group from the Residenzmuseum Munich, with similar ivory applications.
See Seipel (ed.), Bernstein für Thron und Altar. Das Gold des Meeres in fürstlichen Kunst- und Schatzkammern, Vienna-Milan 2006, cat. no. 92, with similar cartouches and micro-carvings.