Lot Essay
The composition of this relief was among those carved by Bossuit, known today from engravings by Mattys Pool (Tardy, loc. cit.
Details
A RECTANGULAR CARVED IVORY RELIEF OF VENUS AND CUPID
CIRCLE OF FRANCIS VAN BOSSUIT, SECOND HALF 17TH CENTURY
Minor loss to upper right corner; with later velvet backing and silver metal frame with two suspension loops; a catalogue description taped to the reverse.
3 x 4 7/8in. (7.6 x 12.4cm.)
CIRCLE OF FRANCIS VAN BOSSUIT, SECOND HALF 17TH CENTURY
Minor loss to upper right corner; with later velvet backing and silver metal frame with two suspension loops; a catalogue description taped to the reverse.
3 x 4 7/8in. (7.6 x 12.4cm.)
Provenance
Sold from the collection of the Dukes of Marlborough on the eighth and final day of the Marlborough sale, Christie's, 10 August 1886, lot 927 (10 guineas to Kent).
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Tardy, Les Ivoires, Évolution décorative du 1er siècle à nos jours, I, Paris, 1972, p. 110, illustrated
Tardy, Les Ivoires, Évolution décorative du 1er siècle à nos jours, I, Paris, 1972, p. 110, illustrated