Furniture & Works of Art - 1st July 2015
Lot 154
λAn Indo-Portuguese ivory carving of the Good Shepherd
Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £1400
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Description
λAn Indo-Portuguese ivory carving of the Good Shepherd, with his head resting on his right hand sitting on a heart, the base with a fountain of life, above sheep and Mary Magdalene, 18th century, 21cm high.
Provenance: A private collection in the Cotswolds.
For similar carvings see Margarita Mercedes Estella Marcos, Ivories, pp. 252 and 253.