A French ivory tabernacle frame - image-1
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Lot 1028 Dα

A French ivory tabernacle frame

Auction 1117 - overview Cologne
16.11.2018, 15:00 - Treasures from a Lower Saxon Collection
Estimate: 3.000 € - 4.000 €
Result: 4.960 € (incl. premium)

A French ivory tabernacle frame

A finely carved miniature frame carved with a depiction of Diana hunting in the style of the French Renaissance. Engraved to the reverse:
"Heureux le jour, l'an, le mois et la place,
L'heure et le temps où vos yeux m'ont tué.
Sinon tué, à tout le One small stave broken off but included. H 19.5, W 12 cm.
2nd half 19th C.

The verse on the back of the frame originates from the French poet Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585), whose works were published by Didot of Paris in 1862.