Seated king; throne decorated with a hawk or eagle; crown.
Sprinz 1925: Germany, 1st half of the 14th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Carved in the round.
Object Condition
Missing: right forearm and hand; part of the throne decoration including a second hawk or eagle.
Front of the throne chipped.
Comments
This piece seems to be part of the same ensemble as Inv. 666 and Inv. 667 in Berlin (Volbach 1923), and a piece in the Victoria and Albert Museum (Inv. 213-1867). See Williamson and Davies 2014.
See related objects.
Provenance
Collection of the Princes of Hohenzollern, Sigmaringen (no. 5175)(in 1925). Robert von Hirsch collection: his sale, Sotheby's, London, 22 June 1978, lot 269.
Bibliography
H. Sprinz, Die Bildwerke der Fürstlich Hohenzollenrnschen Sammlung Sigmaringen (Stuttgart, 1925), no. 15, fig. 9.
P. Williamson and G. Davies, Medieval Ivory Carvings 1200-1550 (London, 2014), in relation to no. 246.
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