A CARVED IVORY GROUP OF SAINT MICHAEL SLAYING THE DRAGON
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A CARVED IVORY GROUP OF SAINT MICHAEL SLAYING THE DRAGON

ITALIAN, FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY

Fermé8 December 2011

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A CARVED IVORY GROUP OF SAINT MICHAEL SLAYING THE DRAGON
ITALIAN, FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY
On an associated rectangular ebonized spreading wood base; one of the dragon's paws lacking and one wing replaced
5¾ in. (14.6 cm.) high; 8 in. (20.2 cm.) overall

Note du spécialiste

On the basis of style the present group of St Michael and the Dragon can be related to the figure of an Angel on an ivory relief by Iohannes Sporer (fl. 1720-1759) depicting Judith and Holofernes in the Museo Civico, Bologna (E. Philippowich, Elfenbein, Brunswick, 1961, p. 149, fig. 113).