Lot Essay
A closely comparable example of a French 17th century ivory spice bottle, now in the Musée de Dieppe, is illustrated in Tardy (loc. cit.).
FRENCH, 17TH CENTURY
Details
A CARVED IVORY SPICE BOTTLE
FRENCH, 17TH CENTURY
Carved in two registers: the main one with two cartouches with portraits of a gentleman and a lady; the upper register with cherubim; the underside with inscriptions '2885' and 'XVIe s.'.
The stopper later.
2.5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) high
FRENCH, 17TH CENTURY
Carved in two registers: the main one with two cartouches with portraits of a gentleman and a lady; the upper register with cherubim; the underside with inscriptions '2885' and 'XVI
The stopper later.
2.5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Emile-Louis Evrard, and thence by descent.
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Tardy, Les Ivoires - Évolution Décorative du Ier Siècle a Nos Jour , Paris, 1972, p. 146.
Tardy, Les Ivoires - Évolution Décorative du I