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Diptych, 1 register, 3 arches across (frise d'arcatures; plaquettes) (Front)
Diptych, 1 register, 3 arches across (frise d'arcatures; plaquettes) (Front)
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Religious. Life of Christ.

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Bayonne, Musée Bonnat-Helleu

Inv. 425

Ivory;metal (hinges);wood (later frame)

Height: 112mm
Width: 63mm (each; ivory only)

Wing, left
Adoration of the Magi.
Wing, right
Crucifixion with the Virgin and saint John the Evangelist.

Gruyer 1902 and Paris 1930: France, 14th century.


Attribution
Unknown

Hinges
Traces of two missing hinges.

Reverse
Wooden backing with inscription: 'vient de la collection d'antiques de Mr Favet, inspecteur d'academie à Ne...'.
Labels with inscriptions: '1008', '18', '425'.

Object Condition
Very damaged. Numerous breakages: the frame must have been designed to keep all pieces together.

Provenance
Collection of Mr Favet (see inscription on the back). Collection of Léon Bonnat (b. 1833, d. 1922): his bequest in 1922.

Bibliography
G. Gruyer, Collection Bonnat, catalogue sommaire, Musée de Bayonne (Bayonne, 1902 and subsequent editions), no. 425.
Collection Bonnat, catalogue sommaire (Paris, 1930 and subsequent editions), no. 1008.


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