Attributed to Paul Heermann (1673-1732) German, Dresden, early 18th century

Overall the condition of the ivory is good, with some wear and minor dirt to the surface consistent with age. There is some rubbing to the carving at the high points, including the face, proper right hand, and breasts. There is a minor stable hairline split to the ivory at the top left running down the upper branches of the tree. There appears to be a small chip to Diana's drapery at her proper right side. There is some wear to the gilt silver frame, including minor tarnishing and a few nicks. There is some tarnishing to the mirror. The item is accompanied by a modern leather, cream satin and red velvet box, which is in very good condition with minor wear.
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A number of similarly monogrammed ivory reliefs depicting for the most part the Holy Family but also genre subjects are recorded by Theuerkauff in Brunswick, Dresden, Hamburg, London and New York. 

RELATED LITERATURE
C. Theuerkauff, Elfenbein: Sammlung Rainer Winkler, Bd. 1, Munich, 1984 pp. 56-59; M. Trusted, Baroque and Later Ivories, cat. Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2013, pp. 85-86