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STANDING WOMAN TIEING HER PLAIT, carved in the round from iv…
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STANDING WOMAN TIEING HER PLAIT, carved in the round from iv…
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,500 - €2,000
Voluntary lot
Description
STANDING WOMAN TIEING HER PLAIT, carved in the round from ivory. The woman is nude, her left leg very slightly bent, and holds one of her plaits in one hand whilst grasping the end of a ribbon tied round her hair with the other, preparing to reattach the plait to her hairstyle.
Germany, Schwabisch Hall, a member of the circle or a follower of Leonhard Kern (1588–1662), c. 1650–1665
Height: 26.5 cm Gross weight: 484.9 g
On a plinth
(historical restoration to the left arm; no modern fixing screws
under the base)
References
- H. Siebenmorgen (ed.), Leonhard Kern, Schwäbisch Hall, 1988, no. 93, p. 200.
- J. Kappel, Elfenbeinkunst im Grünen Gewölbe zu Dresden, Sandstein Verlag, 2017, pp. 75–79.
- K. Donhuijsen, *Inventio und Nuditas bei Leonhard Kern (1588–1662)*, Heidelberg, 2024, pp. 156–159.
Expert: Laurence Fligny’s Office
A CITES certificate (No. FR2603000032-K) will be issued to the purchaser
See original version (French)
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