Knight in armour on horseback fighting against a wild man brandishing a club; figures watching from the castle battlements; tree.
Foliated corner terminals.
Koechlin 1924: France, mid 14th century (?).
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Back turned with a depression for (missing) mirror. Ink inscription: monogram 'F M W' (?).
Object Condition
Missing: part of the upper right corner terminal.
Provenance
Collection of William Frederick Mills (c. 1820/6-1900): his sale, R. F., 13 March 1900, lot 53 (pt); collection of Sir Thomas Gibson Carmichael, Baronet (from 21 March 1900): his sale, Christie's, London, 12 May 1902, lot 138; collection of Sir Samuel Montague, Baronet. Michel Meyer collection. Guy Ladrière, Paris. Private collection, London in 2012 (bought from Sam Fogg, London, May 2010).
Bibliography
R. Koechlin, Les Ivoires gothiques français (Paris, 1924), I, pp. 367, 394, 410, 443, 506; II, no. 1062.
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