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Lot 79A | "Death is riding a lion" and Memento Mori cigarette holder
Estimate
900
- 1.200
€
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Result:
(incl. premium)
903 €
"DEATH IS RIDING A LION" AND MEMENTO MORI CIGARETTE HOLDER.
Date: 17th-18th resp. 19th c.
Description: a) Ivory, carved and with intricate craquelure patina. H.4,5cm, L.5cm. On an ebony base.
b) Cigarette holder. Amber, ivory, yellowed. L.15,5cm. Original case. Provenance:
Kunsthandel Wachholz, Munich, 2005.
Condition B/C. Skeleton damaged at the left knee.
Exhibitions:
-"Zum Sterben schön!" Museum Schnütgen, Cologne, 2006.
-"Zum Sterben schön! Der Tod in Literatur, bildender Kunst und Musik" Goethe Museum, Schloss Jägerhof, Düsseldorf, 2006/2007.
Date: 17th-18th resp. 19th c.
Description: a) Ivory, carved and with intricate craquelure patina. H.4,5cm, L.5cm. On an ebony base.
b) Cigarette holder. Amber, ivory, yellowed. L.15,5cm. Original case. Provenance:
Kunsthandel Wachholz, Munich, 2005.
Condition B/C. Skeleton damaged at the left knee.
Exhibitions:
-"Zum Sterben schön!" Museum Schnütgen, Cologne, 2006.
-"Zum Sterben schön! Der Tod in Literatur, bildender Kunst und Musik" Goethe Museum, Schloss Jägerhof, Düsseldorf, 2006/2007.
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VAT margin scheme, VAT included, but must not be indicated, not refundable
29% buyer’s premium on the hammer price
29% buyer’s premium on the hammer price
CITES
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Stock Id: 68008-166