Annunciation; vase of lilies; dove of the Holy Spirit.
Pointed trefoils and incised trefoils.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Recessed to receive the wax, with a raised border.
Label with 'HC' monogram (probably for 'Henry Clarke') and '41'. Art Treasures Exhibition Wrexham, 1876 label with 'Henry Clarke Esq' signed. Christie's label with initials 'FZ' and '193'. '949 TK (6)'. 'Tablet - Receptacle for wax inscribed with stylus. Annunciation - 14th century.'
Object Condition
Ivory partially cracked. Drilled for suspension.
Provenance
Collection of Henry Clarke, Esquire (in 1876). Christie's, London, 15 July 1986, lot 3. Sotheby's or Christie's, London, 20 April 1994, lot 26. Bonham's, Knightsbridge, 10 December 1997, lot 163.
Bibliography
Art Treasures Exhibition of North Wales and The Border Counties at Wrexham, 1876.
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