- Grablegung Christi

auction 388, Lot 93

Jewellery Auction

on 15 July 2020

 

Grablegung Christi

estimate:
€ 1.200 to € 1.400

Differenzbesteuerung    

result:
€ 17.780 (incl. 27 % buyer's premium)

description:

Burial of Jesus

Probably South Netherlands, end of the 15th century

 

Ivory, carved in the round. Remnants of polychrome painting. Cracks in the back. Height 10.5 cm. Provenance: according to a written note from the previous owner, from the collection of Dr. Abesser, Schwerin, whose ancestors were court officials with the dukes of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.