Cup cover
German School
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1800 - 1899
Materials
Ivory
Measurements
251 x 89 mm; 85 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Germany
Order this imageCollection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 15735.2
Summary
Ivory, cover for ivory chalice, German School, 19th century. (NT 15735.1). Labels on the underside read; CUP AND COVER carved ivory / by François Duquesnoy. Cherubs are detached.
Provenance
Purchased, the Bohn collection, £36. Then incorrectly attributed to François Duquesnoy, called Il Fiammingo (Brussels 1594 – Leghorn 1643) then purchase from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Makers and roles
German School, sculptor previously catalogued as attributed to François Duquesnoy (Brussels 1594 - Livorno 1643), sculptor