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Lot Essay
Le motif géométrique et régulier de cette chope en ivoire tourné, en particulier le décor ressemblant à de la paille tressée ornant son pied, n'est pas sans rappeler le travail de sculpteurs sur ivoire comme Mathias Drejer, actif dans les années 1670. Une boîte en ivoire signée, conservée au Kunstindustrimuseum de Copenhague montre le même type de motifs (voir Philippovich, loc. cit.).
The regulated design of the ivory turning on the present tankard, especially on the foot of the tankard where it resembles woven straw, is reminiscent of the work of ivory carvers such as Mathias Drejer, who was working in the 1670s. A signed ivory box in the Kunstindustrimuseum in Copenhagen displays an identical pattern around the body (see Philippovich, loc. cit.).
The regulated design of the ivory turning on the present tankard, especially on the foot of the tankard where it resembles woven straw, is reminiscent of the work of ivory carvers such as Mathias Drejer, who was working in the 1670s. A signed ivory box in the Kunstindustrimuseum in Copenhagen displays an identical pattern around the body (see Philippovich, loc. cit.).