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Pax (baiser de paix) (Front)

Pax (baiser de paix) (Front)
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Subject
Religious. Saints.


Unknown location

S/n

Ivory

Height: 136mm

Saint George and the dragon; princess praying; sheep; king and queen in castle.
Crosshatched background.


Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Curved. The handle which was originally set into a chamfered slot in the back has been lost.

Object Condition
Central hole in the upper part of the panel.

Provenance
Christie's, London, 10 December 1996, lot 56 ('the property of a lady'). Christie's, London, 2 December 1997, lot 65 ('the property of a lady').


Image

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