Inv. 190 BR
Annunciation; vase of lilies; God the Father blessing and holding the orb and cross; papal tiara; dove of the Holy Spirit; Virgin with hands crossed on her chest; belt; brooch.
Crosshatched background.
Koechlin 1924: French, end of the 15th century.
Museum's opinion 2014: France (?), 15th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Polychromy - Gilding
Traces of gilding and polychromy.
Reverse
Flat and smooth. Longer and upper edge slightly chamfered.
Labels with inscription 'Collection de Pourtalès' and '97'.
Object Condition
Central hole in the upper part of the panel.
Provenance
Pourtalès collection (see inscription on the back). Collection of Edward Barry, Toulouse: sale, 2-4 June 1880, lot 37. Lucien Cottreau collection, Paris: his sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 28 April 1910, lot 35. Collection of Bogdan Khanenko (b. 1848, d. 1917) and Varvara Khanenko: given with the rest of the collection by Varvara Khanenko in 1918 to the city of Kiev.
Bibliography
R. Koechlin, Les Ivoires gothiques français (Paris, 1924), I, p. 345; II, no. 968.
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