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Objects of the Wunderkammer including an Exceptional Private Collection of European Ivories

Session: Objects of the Wunderkammer including an Exceptional Private Collection of European Ivories

London, Knightsbridge
2 Nov 2011, session starting at 13:00 GMT

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Circle of Giovanni Battista Pozzi (Italian circa 1670-1752) A collection of forty four mid 18th century ivory reliefs of Roman Emperors
Sold for £25,000 inc. premium
Attributed to Workshop of Giovanni Battista Pozzo (Pozzi), Italian (circa 1670-1752) A rare collection of forty four mid 18th century ...
A late 17th century Spanish carved wood and polychrome decorated figure of the Christ Child
Sold for £25,000 inc. premium
Manner of Tilman Riemenschneider, German (c.1460-1531) An early 16th century Swabian carved wood and polychrome decorated figure of the ...
Workshop of Severo da Ravenna, Paduan (active c.1496-c.1543) A bronze inkwell modelled as a kneeling satyr
Sold for £15,000 inc. premium
Workshop of Severo da Ravenna, Paduan (active c.1496-c.1543) A bronze inkwell modelled as a kneeling satyr
An 18th century ivory skull, S. German, mounted on a plexiglass stand.
Sold for £12,500 inc. premium
An 18th century South German ivory skull

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A 19th century panel after a German (probably Ulm) relief of the Deposition by Georg Petel
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1Y
Circle of David Heschler, German (1611-1667) A 17th century ivory relief of the Entombment
Sold for £10,000 inc. premium
A 17th century ivory relief of the martyrdom of a saint
amended
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2Y
Circle of Francis van Bossuit, Flemish (1635-1692) A 17th century ivory relief depicting the martyrdom of Saint Erasmus
Estimate:
£7,000 - 10,000
€8,300 - 12,000
US$ 11,000 - 15,000
Follower of Leonard Kern, German (1588-1662) A late 17th century ivory tankard
amended
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3Y
Follower of Leonard Kern, German (1588-1662) A late 17th century ivory tankard
Estimate:
£7,000 - 10,000
€8,300 - 12,000
US$ 11,000 - 15,000
After Francois Duquesnoy, Flemish (1597-1643) An 18th century ivory figure of a boy with a dog
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4Y
After Francois Duquesnoy, Flemish (1597-1643) An 18th century ivory figure of a boy with a dog
Estimate:
£1,000 - 1,500
€1,200 - 1,800
US$ 1,500 - 2,300
A 19th century Cantonese ivory box
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5Y
A 19th century Cantonese ivory box
Sold for £312 inc. premium
An early 19th century Dieppe ivory relief after Sir Peter Paul Rubens entitled 'Prosperous Government'
amended
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6Y
A 19th century Dieppe ivory relief of The Felicity of the Regency of Marie de' Mediciafter Sir Peter Paul Rubens
Estimate:
£4,000 - 6,000
€4,700 - 7,100
US$ 6,100 - 9,100
An oval panel depicting Mary Magdalene, Dieppe late 17th century
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7Y
A late 17th century Dieppe ivory relief of the Penitent Magdalen
Estimate:
£2,000 - 3,000
€2,400 - 3,600
US$ 3,000 - 4,600
An 18th century oval panel depicting St George and the dragon
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8Y
An 18th century German oval relief depicting Saint George and the dragon
Sold for £1,375 inc. premium
St George and the dragon
amended
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9Y
A 19th century German ivory group of Saint George and the Dragon
Estimate:
£4,000 - 6,000
€4,700 - 7,100
US$ 6,100 - 9,100
An 18th century Christ
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10Y
An 18th century Flemish ivory Corpus Christi
Estimate:
£2,000 - 3,000
€2,400 - 3,600
US$ 3,000 - 4,600
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