Lot Essay
A closely comparable 18th century French ivory box depicting Leda and the Swan can bee seen in Tardy (loc. cit).
FRENCH, 18TH CENTURY
Details
A CIRCULAR CARVED AND PIERCED IVORY BOX DEPICTING EUTERPE CHARMING A STAG
FRENCH, 18TH CENTURY
The edge of the box pierced and carved with doves, Cupid's arrows and leaves; the inside with a label inscribed 'Collection E. EVRARD/XVIIIe. S. Louis XV/Euterpe couronée/par l'amour. 2738'.
2.3/8 in. (6 cm.) diam.
FRENCH, 18TH CENTURY
The edge of the box pierced and carved with doves, Cupid's arrows and leaves; the inside with a label inscribed 'Collection E. EVRARD/XVIII
2.3/8 in. (6 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Emile-Louis Evrard, and thence by descent.
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERTATURE:
Tardy, Les Ivoires - Évolution Décorative du Ier Siècle a Nos Jours , Paris, 1972, p. 151.
Tardy, Les Ivoires - Évolution Décorative du I