A South German turned ivory cup and cover, 17th century

A South German turned ivory cup and cover, 

17th century

the base inscribed with ink B /n°11

the stepped conical hexagonal foot with concave facets, below similarly faceted baluster stem, the cup of octagonal section, the conforming lid beneath a stepped shaft centred on an open work register supporting a flat octagonal platform with four spiraling columns supporting another octagonal platform, interspersed with tapering upward- turned spirals surrounding a hanging ivory bell above a ring-shaped finial, this surmounted by a spire centred upon a pierced sphere containing an internally carved centre with emerging tapering spiral points

height 18⅞ in.; 48 cm

Please note that this lot contains elephant ivory the export of which outside the EU is now prohibited pursuant to European regulation 2021/2280 of 16 December 2021. Sotheby's will be able to provide the buyer with the intra-community certificate attached to this item

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Coupe couverte en ivoire tourné, Allemagne du Sud,

XVIIe siècle

le pied inscrit à l'encre noire B /n°11

hauteur 18⅞ in.; 48 cm

Veuillez noter que ce lot contient de l’ivoire d’éléphant et que conformément au règlement européen 2021/2280 du 16 décembre 2021, l’exportation de biens contenant cette matière hors de l’UE est interdite. Sotheby’s sera en mesure de délivrer à l’acquéreur le certificat intracommunautaire concernant ce bien.