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Wing, left (fragment of a diptych), 1 register, 3 arches across (frise d'arcatures; plaquette) (Front)
Wing, left (fragment of a diptych), 1 register, 3 arches across (frise d'arcatures; plaquette) (Front)
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Subject
Religious.


Unknown location

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Ivory

Height: 70mm
Width: 55mm

Adoration of the Magi.


Attribution
Unknown

Hinges
Traces of two missing hinges on the right side.

Polychromy - Gilding
Traces of polychromy: background (greenish-grey).

Reverse
Label on the back with inscription: 'Given to me by a most sincere friend [...] Burchatt, Oct. 22, 1850, P. C. Maxwell, Grove, Richmond' and impressed with a wax seal.

Object Condition
Vertical cracks.

Provenance
Burchatt collection: given to his friend, P. C. Maxwell, Grove, Richmond, on 22 October 1850 (see inscription on the back). Christie's, London, 3 April 1985, lot 55.


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