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FRENCH OR GERMAN, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
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A CONTINENTAL CARVED IVORY DIPTYCH
FRENCH OR GERMAN, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Depicting a marriage contract at the Russian court, mounted in a modern wooden frame, lower right corner with indistinct monogram, the reverse of the frame with various paper labels dated 18 March 1918 and accession number struck L36.042/95.035.181
11¼ in. (28.5 cm.) high; 13½ in. (34.5 cm.) wide
FRENCH OR GERMAN, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Depicting a marriage contract at the Russian court, mounted in a modern wooden frame, lower right corner with indistinct monogram, the reverse of the frame with various paper labels dated 18 March 1918 and accession number struck L36.042/95.035.181
11¼ in. (28.5 cm.) high; 13½ in. (34.5 cm.) wide
Provenance
With George A. Hearn (d. 1913), New York, circa 1908.
The Notable Art Collection formed by the late George A. Hearn; American Art Association, New York, 25 February-4 March, 1918, lot 1043,
Where acquired by Frank Clayton Ball (d. 1943), thence by descent.
Gifted to Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, 1995.
The Notable Art Collection formed by the late George A. Hearn; American Art Association, New York, 25 February-4 March, 1918, lot 1043,
Where acquired by Frank Clayton Ball (d. 1943), thence by descent.
Gifted to Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, 1995.
Literature
The George A. Hearn Collection of Carved Ivories, New York, 1908, p. 121, no. 94.
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