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Lot 79A | "Death is riding a lion" and Memento Mori cigarette holder

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900 - 1.200 €
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903 €

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"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.

Contact:
Susanne Mehrgardt
Decorative Art
+49 221 92 58 62 400

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Stock Id: 68008-166