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DEUX BOÎTES COUVERTES SUPERPOSÉES SURMONTÉES D`UN TOUR DE FORCE

Lot 7
22.11.2022 16:00UTC +01:00
Classic
Sold
€ 73 080
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationFrance, Paris
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ID 859308
Lot 7 | DEUX BOÎTES COUVERTES SUPERPOSÉES SURMONTÉES D'UN TOUR DE FORCE
Estimate value
€ 70 000 – 100 000
DEUX BOÎTES COUVERTES SUPERPOSÉES SURMONTÉES D'UN TOUR DE FORCE

ALLEMAGNE DU SUD, XVIIe SIÈCLE

En ivoire d'éléphant tourné et sculpté, le tour de force à cercles concentriques mobiles taillés dans la masse et centrés d'une étoile à douze branches, la tige le soutenant à décor d'anneaux penchés, la boîte supérieure reposant sur quatre sphères et fixée au couvercle de la boîte inférieure, les intérieurs et dessous à décor de rosaces

H. totale : 39 cm. (15 1/4 in.) ; D.: 12,7 cm. (5 in.)





Literature

Bibliographie comparative :

C. Plumier, L’art de tourner (…), Paris, 1706, pl. LXII, no. 63.

N. Grollier de Servière, Recueil d’ouvrages curieux (…), Lyon, 1719, pl. VII, X et XI.

Recueil de planches (…), Paris, 1772, attenant à l’Encyclopédie (…), tome X, Neuchâtel, 1765, pl. LXII, fig. 3 et 4.

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



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 COMPOSITION WITH TWO BOXES TOPPED BY A TOUR DE FORCE, SOUTH GERMAN, 17th CENTURY
Medium:Ivory
Place of origin:Western Europe, Germany, Europe
Auction house category:Vases and vessels
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