Auction Web auction 86
ANCIENT SILVER, IVORY AND CORAL, PENS, ICONS AND OBJECTS OF RUSSIAN ART
Sep 15, 2020
(your local time)
Italy
Bertolami Fine Arts srl Piazza Lovatelli, 1 00186 Roma Italia
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sept 15 2020, 3.30 pm CEST
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LOT 170:
A German ivory Oliphant (hunting horn) - 19th Century
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Start price:
€
450
Estimated price:
€1,500 - €2,000
Auction house commission:
24%
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A German ivory Oliphant (hunting horn) - 19th Century
elephant ivory (Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797 or Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758) carved in high-relief with floral motifs and terminating in a dog's head; in the center a ruler's bust facing left. Lenght 51 cm, diameter 5.2 x 4 cm. Weight 840 gr. Item condition grading: **** good (minor losses). Ce.S.Ar. Certificate of antiquity (pre-1947).
