Trinity; God the Father holding Christ on the cross; Gnadenstuhl (Throne of Mercy); dove of the Holy Spirit issuing from the mouth of God the Father; bench.
Inscriptions: 't' and 'mardy mardy'.
Koechlin 1906: France, 2nd half of the 14th century.
Koechlin 1924: France, end of the 14th century.
Charles Little: Northern French or Southern Netherlandish, late 14th or early 15th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Hinges
Traces of two missing hinges on the left side.
Reverse
Flat and smooth. Label with French inscription: 'Ivoire volet de triptique [sic] 14 siecle 12.96 S. TV. [?] y' and in black ink: 'JMV. II.30'.
Provenance
Collection of Victor Martin Le Roy, Neuilly-sur-Seine (before 1900). Collection of Jean-Joseph Marquet de Vasselot and heirs: sale, Christie's, Paris, Wednesday 16 November 2011, lot 21; acquired by the Museum.
Bibliography
R. Koechlin, Catalogue raisonné de la collection Martin Le Roy, Fasc. II: Ivoires et sculptures (Paris, 1906), no. 30, pl. XVI.
R. Koechlin, Les Ivoires gothiques français (Paris, 1924), I, p. 330; II, no. 878.
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