Knight in armour holding a wild man tied at the end of a rope; knight and lady before a castle; ladies 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 (?).
Object Condition
Missing: part of lower 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 location, London: bought from Sam Fogg, London, May 2010.
Bibliography
R. Koechlin, Les Ivoires gothiques français (Paris, 1924), I, pp. 367, 394, 410, 506; II, no. 1063.
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