A detailed miniature carved scene,
early 19th cent., Christ leaning down from the Cross to embrace saints (perhaps the vision of Bernhard of Clairvaux), to the cross-beam, the Lamb with the Book of Seven Seals and a pelican feeding its young with its own blood (symbol of the sacrificial death of Christ), beneath the Cross, a skull and snake, lost souls in Purgatory, etc., fruitwood very finely carved, height 16 cm, age-related damage, parts missing, (MC)
Specialist: Christine Masser
Christine Masser
+43-1-515 60-331
christine.masser@dorotheum.at
26.04.2017 - 15:00
- Estimate:
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EUR 800.- to EUR 900.-
A detailed miniature carved scene,
early 19th cent., Christ leaning down from the Cross to embrace saints (perhaps the vision of Bernhard of Clairvaux), to the cross-beam, the Lamb with the Book of Seven Seals and a pelican feeding its young with its own blood (symbol of the sacrificial death of Christ), beneath the Cross, a skull and snake, lost souls in Purgatory, etc., fruitwood very finely carved, height 16 cm, age-related damage, parts missing, (MC)
Specialist: Christine Masser
Christine Masser
+43-1-515 60-331
christine.masser@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Works of Art - Furniture, Sculptures, Glass and Porcelain |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 26.04.2017 - 15:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 15.04. - 26.04.2017 |