Auction on
05 April 2021 - 10:30 (CEST) -
103 , rue d'Abbeville - 80000 Amiens
This lovely, nearly 700-year-old work is an example of Parisian ivory production and sculpture from the late Middle Ages.
Paris, second third of the 14th century. Ivory diptych carved in high relief depicting the Virgin and Child and the Crucifixion, 8 x 5 x 0.5 cm (3.15 x 1.97 x 0.2 in). Estimate: €6,000/8,000
Paris, second third of the 14th century. Ivory diptych carved in high relief depicting the Virgin and Child and the Crucifixion, 8 x 5 x 0.5 cm (3.15 x 1.97 x 0.2 in). Estimate: €6,000/8,000
Paris was Europe’s leading early 14 th -century center of ivory production. Courtly art flourished under French King Charles V, fueled by private commissions for devotional objects like these diptych…
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