Saint George and the dragon; saint George on horseback; princess praying; rocks with castle; trees; king and queen in castle; skull.
Catalogue 1910: South German, late 15th century.
Mann 1931: South German, mid 15th century.
Museum's opinion 2009: French or German, c. 1850-1860.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Flat with some crosshatching.
Comments
Made of two pieces of ivory of which the castle forms the second and additional piece. Later base section.
Provenance
Collection of Sir Richard Wallace (by 1890).
Bibliography
Catalogue of the Furnitures, Marbles, Bronzes, Clocks, Candelabra, Majolica,... Miniatures and Objects of Art Generally in the Wallace Collection, 6th ed. (London, 1910), no. 436.
J. G. Mann, Wallace Collection Catalogues: Sculptures, Marbles, Terracotas and Bronzes, Carvings in Ivory and Wood, Plaquettes, Medals, Coins and Wax-Reliefs (London, 1931), p. 95, pl. 62.
Images in Ivory. Precious Objects of the Gothic Age, ed. by Peter Barnet, exhibition catalogue, Detroit, The Detroit Institute of Arts, and Baltimore, The Walters Art Gallery, 1997, p. 294.
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