A CARVED IVORY GROUP OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD

FRENCH, 14TH CENTURY STYLE

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A CARVED IVORY GROUP OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD
FRENCH, 14TH CENTURY STYLE

On an octagonal ivory plinth.
Cracks; minor damages.
22in. (55.9cm.) high

拍品专文

Although the present group must date from the 19th century, the smiling features of the Virgin and the sinuous drapery patterns of her mantle are imitated from French examples of the 13th and 14th centuries.