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COUPE COUVERTE FORMANT POT-POURRI

Lot 5
22.11.2022 16:00UTC +01:00
Classic
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€ 90 720
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationFrance, Paris
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ID 859320
Lot 5 | COUPE COUVERTE FORMANT POT-POURRI
Estimate value
€ 100 000 – 150 000
COUPE COUVERTE FORMANT POT-POURRI

ALLEMAGNE DU SUD, XVIIe SIÈCLE

En ivoire d'éléphant tourné et sculpté, le couvercle surmonté d'un bouquet de fleurs issues d'un vase reposant sur un cylindre ajouré à l'imitation de la vannerie, la coupe cordiforme dont la forme se répète de façon concentrique à l'intérieur, reposant sur un pied complexe alternant corolles, pétales découpés et cœurs stylisés, la base à décor de bulbes sur un plateau polylobé

H. totale : 46,8 cm. (18 1/2 in.) ; D.: 12,6 cm. (5 in.)





Literature

Bibliographie comparative :

C. Plumier, L'Art de tourner, ou de faire en perfection toutes sortes d'ouvrages au tour (…), Paris, 1701, pl. LXIII, no. 64, et pl. LXV, no. 66.

L.-E. Bergeron, Atlas du manuel du tourneur (…), vol. 2, Paris, 1816, pl. LVII.

D. Syndram (dir.), Das Grüne Gewölbe zu Dresden. Führer durch seine Geschichte und seine Sammlungen, Munich / Berlin, 1997, p. 122.

E. D. Schmidt et M. Sframeli (dir.), Diafane passioni. Avori barocchi dalle corti europee, Livourne, 2013, pp. 134-135, no. 27.



Special notice


Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
Veuillez noter que ce lot contient de l’ivoire d’éléphant. Avec son certificat intracommunautaire obtenu avant cette vente, il peut être exporté dans l’Union européenne. Il ne peut être exporté en dehors de l’Union européenne que si l’adjudicataire est un musée.

Please note that this lot contains elephant ivory. With its intra-community certificate obtained ahead of this sale, it can be exported within the European Union. It can only be exported outside of the European Union if the buyer is a museum.






Post lot text

A TURNED AND CARVED ELEPHANT IVORY COVERED CUP AS A POT-POURRI, SOUTH GERMAN, 17th CENTURY
Medium:Ivory
Place of origin:Western Europe, Germany, Europe
Auction house category:Vases and vessels
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