Lot 17
17
A CARVED AMBER GROUP OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD
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A CARVED AMBER GROUP OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD

NORTH EAST GERMAN, LATE 17TH CENTURY

Details
A CARVED AMBER GROUP OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD
NORTH EAST GERMAN, LATE 17TH CENTURY
Carved from several pieces of amber; elements replaced; other minor chips, losses and repairs
8½ in. (21.6 cm.) high
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

Although larger in size, the present lot of the Virgin and Child relates very closely to an amber figure of St Barbara in the Altonaer Museum, Hamburg (illustrated in G. Reineking von Bock, Bernstein - Das Gold der Ostsee, Munich, 1981, p. 114, pl. 170).

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