IN THE MANNER OF MATTHIAS DREJER, GERMAN, LATE 17TH OR EARLY 18TH CENTURY

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A TURNED IVORY RECEPTACLE
IN THE MANNER OF MATTHIAS DREJER, GERMAN, LATE 17TH OR EARLY 18TH CENTURY
2 in. (4.9 cm.) diam. (2)

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Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

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Lot Essay

A comparable receptacle by the workshop of Matthias Drejer can be found in the exhibition catalogue Westeuropaische Elfenbeinarbeiten, Kunstgewerbemuseum Berlin 1974, no. 32 and a signed and dated receptacle by Matthias Drejer can be found in E. von Philippowich, Elfenbein, Braunschweig 1961, p. 314, illus. 239.

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