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Diptych, 1 register, 1 arch across (plaquettes) (Front)
Diptych, 1 register, 1 arch across (plaquettes) (Front)
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Subject
Religious.


Private collection, London (in 2010)

S/n

Ivory;metal (hinges;clasp)

Height: 112mm
Width: 66mm (each)
Depth: 6mm

Wing, left
Adoration of the Magi; Christ standing on the Virgin's left knee.
Wing, right
Crucifixion with the Virgin and saint John the Evangelist; Sun and Moon.
Trefoils in the spandrels.

Williamson 2005: French (Paris), c. 1325-1350.


Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Smooth and flat. Chamfered edges.

Object Condition
Left wing broken around the lower hinge.
Several holes in both wings, including through the face of one of the Magi.

Provenance
Koller, Zurich, 8-21 November 1972, lot 2838. Private collection, London: bought from Blumka Gallery, New York, 21 November 2002.

Bibliography
Collecting Treasures of the Past: Recent Acquisitions, Blumka Gallery, New York, 2001, no. 31.
P. Williamson, Medieval and Later Treasures from a Private Collection, exhibition catalogue, London, Victoria and Albert Museum, 2005, no. 27.


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© Private Collection, London.
Digital photograph

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