Live Auction 2695The Opulent Eye
A FRENCH 'JEWELED' IVORY FIGURE
Lot 284 PROPERTY FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF GEORGE A. HEARN, SOLD BY THE DAVID OWSLEY MUSEUM OF ART, BALL STATE UNIVERSITY, TO BENEFIT THE ACQUISITIONS FUND

A FRENCH 'JEWELED' IVORY FIGURE

PROBABLY DIEPPE, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

Closed18 April 2013

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A FRENCH 'JEWELED' IVORY FIGURE
PROBABLY DIEPPE, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Depicted with her bible and rosary, the underside with various paper labels and accession number struck L36.058/95.035.179
17¾ in. (45 cm.) high

With George A. Hearn (d. 1913), New York, circa 1908.
The Notable Art Collection formed by the late George A. Hearn; American Art Association, New York, 25 February-4 March, 1918, lot 1032,
Where acquired by Frank Clayton Ball (d. 1943), thence by descent.
Gifted to Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, 1995.