A CARVED IVORY FIGURE OF ORPHEUS

THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN

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A CARVED IVORY FIGURE OF ORPHEUS
GERMAN, 17TH CENTURY

On a modern wooden pedestal.
Three fingers, a section of moulding from the base, and several strings of the lyre lacking; other minor damages.
5¼in. (13.3cm.) high

來源

H.D. Molesworth, Esq.

拍品專文

The present ivory figure was no doubt originally intended as a decorative finial, and may well have adorned a musical instrument such as a harp. The quality of the carving is extremely high and, with the delicate treatment of the hands and hair, is reminiscent of the work of the so-called Furienmeister.