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Lot 28 | Male anatomical model made of ivory
Estimate
12.000
- 14.000
€
D ‡
Result:
(incl. premium)
14.520 €
MALE ANATOMICAL MODEL MADE OF IVORY.
South Germany.
Date: 17th century.
Maker/Designer: Circumference Stephan Zick.
Technique: Ivory, wooden box.
Description: Casket-shaped elongated box with beveled corners on four flattened ball feet. Cassette
panels on the outer sides and on the lid. Inside lined with light blue silk. A finely
carved male figurine with long curly hair lying on an ivory cushion. Both arms movable at
the shoulder joints and his left arm resting on his abdomen. The torso cover removable
and under it small individual organs, such as lungs, heart, a kidney, intestines and a
liver.
Measurement: Model length 14cm, box length 23cm.
Literature:
Laue, Georg/Ruisinger, Marion Maria (ed.): Vergänglichkeit. Die Wunderkammer Olbricht zu Gast um Deutschen Medizinhistorischen Museum, Ingolstadt 2021, see p.72f.
This curiosity was probably not used as an actual teaching tool to illustrate medical facts.
"Rather, it is a typical Kunstkammer object, combining high-quality ivory sculpting with vanitas symbolism, eroticism, and medical contemplation."
Often enclosed an accompanying book with explanations of each organ.
South Germany.
Date: 17th century.
Maker/Designer: Circumference Stephan Zick.
Technique: Ivory, wooden box.
Description: Casket-shaped elongated box with beveled corners on four flattened ball feet. Cassette
panels on the outer sides and on the lid. Inside lined with light blue silk. A finely
carved male figurine with long curly hair lying on an ivory cushion. Both arms movable at
the shoulder joints and his left arm resting on his abdomen. The torso cover removable
and under it small individual organs, such as lungs, heart, a kidney, intestines and a
liver.
Measurement: Model length 14cm, box length 23cm.
Literature:
Laue, Georg/Ruisinger, Marion Maria (ed.): Vergänglichkeit. Die Wunderkammer Olbricht zu Gast um Deutschen Medizinhistorischen Museum, Ingolstadt 2021, see p.72f.
This curiosity was probably not used as an actual teaching tool to illustrate medical facts.
"Rather, it is a typical Kunstkammer object, combining high-quality ivory sculpting with vanitas symbolism, eroticism, and medical contemplation."
Often enclosed an accompanying book with explanations of each organ.
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Conditions of this Lot
VAT margin scheme, VAT included, but must not be indicated, not refundable
32% buyer’s premium on the hammer price
32% buyer’s premium on the hammer price
CITES
Please note that this object is made of materials, for whose export into countries outside the EU contract area a permission due to CITES regulations is necessary. We point out that such a permission is usually not given.
Estimated shipping costs for this lot:
Germany: 15,97 Euro plus 3,03 Euro VAT
EU: 26,89 Euro plus 5,11 Euro VAT
Worldwide: 50,42 Euro plus 9,58 Euro VAT
additional shipping insurance
Stock Id: 74104-1
