Saint George and the dragon; castle; trees; rocks.
Koechlin 1924: German (Westphalian?), 1st half of the 15th century.
Detroit 1997: French?, c. 1850-1870.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Carved in the round.
Object Condition
Missing: spear originally held by the saint.
Provenance
Heugel collection, Paris (in 1924). Bought in 1969 thanks to the Edward Drummond Libbey Endowment.
Bibliography
R. Koechlin, Les Ivoires gothiques français (Paris, 1924), I, p. 351; III, no. 985E, pl. CLXXIV.
J. G. Mann, Wallace Collection Catalogues: Sculptures, Marbles, Terracotas and Bronzes, Carvings in Ivory and Wood, Plaquettes, Medals, Coins and Wax-Reliefs (London, 1931 with 1981 supplement), p. 95 (in relation to Wallace Collection, S256).
Images in Ivory. Precious Objects of the Gothic Age, ed. by Peter Barnet, exhibition catalogue, Detroit, The Detroit Institute of Arts, and Baltimore, The Walters Art Gallery, 1997, no. 86.
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