Register 1: Annunciation; vase of lilies; dove of the Holy Spirit. Nativity and Annunciation to the Shepherds; swaddled Christ.
Register 2: saint Catherine of Alexandria with broken wheel and martyr's palm; saint John the Baptist holding the Lamb of God (Agnus Dei); camel hide; saint Peter holding a key. Saint Margaret emerging from the dragon, holding a crucifix; saint James the Greater with pilgrim's hat, staff and satchel; satchel decorated with a scallop shell; saint Christopher carrying Christ.
Diapered background with lozenges enclosing a quatrefoil. Pinnacles. Pointed trefoils. Roped border.
London 1923: French, late 14th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Object Condition
The right border may be a repair, in which case this panel originally was the left wing of a diptych.
Provenance
Collection of Georges Hoentschel (b. 1855, d. 1915), Paris: sale, Drouot, Paris, 14-15 April 1910, lot 36. Bought by J. H. Fitzhenry. His sale, Christie's, 18 November 1913, lot 28. Collection of Henry Oppenheimer (at least from 1923 when was exhibited at the Burlington Club): his sale, Christie's, London, 15 July 1936, lot 183. Christie's, London, 9 April 1979, lot 108.
Bibliography
Catalogue of an Exhibition of Carvings in Ivory, exhibition catalogue, London, Burlington Fine Arts Club, 1923, no. 153.
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