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An ivory box, late 18th century
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 GBP
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Description
- diameter: 6.5cm., 2½in
one side with ivory medallion of Catherine II, the obverse with stylised initials GAP, possibly for Grigory Alexeivich Potemkin, flanked by foliate sprigs and surmounted by laurel wreath, tortoiseshell interior, partially obscuring a carved image of the Bronze horseman
Provenance
Brigadier John Tweedie, (1907-1994)
Catalogue Note
For comparable medallions please see: K.A. Möller, Elfenbein, Kunstwerke des Barock, Bestandskatalog Staatliches Museum Schwerin, 200, p.275-277