Live Auction 2249The Scholars Eye: Property from the Julius Held Collection Part II
French School, second half 19th Century
Lot 249

French School, second half 19th Century

An ivory bust of Diane de Poitiers

Closed30 January 2009

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USD 7,500

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French School, second half 19th Century
An ivory bust of Diane de Poitiers
Depicted with an elaborate head-dress and jewelry, on a later velvet-lined base
5½ in. (14 cm.) tall

with J.H.B. van Wensveen, Scheveningen.

Specialist note

This ivory is a reduced version of iconic bust of Diane de Poitiers by Jean Goujon (1515-1568) in the Louvre.