Williamson and Davies 2014: probably Mosan or Rhenish, about 1340-70.
Attribution
Unknown
Hinges
Two hinges.
Reverse
Flat and smooth. Longer edges slightly chamfered. Blue and white label with inscription: '522' (Fountaine sale). Smaller label with inscription: 'I.6' in red ink (possibly McAndrews label).
Provenance
Possibly in the collection of Hollingworth Magniac (b. 1786, d. 1867). Fountaine collection, Narford Hall, Norfolk: sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 16 June 1884, lot 522; bought by Frederick Litchfield, art dealer, London. Collection of John McAndrew, Holly Hill, Coleman's Hatch, Sussex: sale, Christie's, 2 December 1925, lot 149; collection of Canon Lewis Gilbertson of Bedford Square (d. 1940), Rector of St Martin's Church, Ludgate Hill, London; bequeathed by Mrs. Edith Gilbertson (d. 1940) in memory of her husband in 1940.
Bibliography
P. Williamson and G. Davies, Medieval Ivory Carvings 1200-1550 (London, 2014), no. 91.
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