ATTRIBUTED TO HANS GEORG FUX (1661-1706), LATE 17TH CENTURY

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A CARVED IVORY GROUP OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD
ATTRIBUTED TO HANS GEORG FUX (1661-1706), LATE 17TH CENTURY

On an integrally carved base; drilled with a small hole in the top of the Virgin's head, probably to support a crown, now lacking.
Very minor cracks.
7 5/8 in. (19.3 cm.) high

Literature

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
E. Philippovich, Elfenbein, Brunswick, 1961, p. 205, fig. 154.
Tardy, Les Ivoires, Paris, 1972, pp. 68, 88 (illustrated).

Lot Essay

The attribution to Fux is based upon strong stylistic similarities with two signed works, a St. Sebastian in Munich, and a Virgin and Child group in the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg. All three pieces display the same precise carving, luxuriant drapery, and fine-featured yet expressive faces.

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