Vanité en ivoire sculpté en ronde bosse. Travail français, Epoque XVIIIe siècle

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Epoque XVIIIe siècle, ivoire sculpté, Travail français, Vanité

Vanité en ivoire sculpté en ronde bosse. Travail français, Epoque XVIIIe siècle. Estimation : 1 000 € / 1 200 €. Photo SVV Prunier

H:4,8 cm.

Cet objet a été réalisé en ivoire d’éléphant (Loxondonta africana).

La nature de l’ivoire, la couleur et la stylistique dans le traitement du crâne permettent de garantir que cet objet a été réalisé au cours du XVIIIe siècle voire au début du XIXe siècle.
Il s’agit probablement d’une représentation du crâne d’Adam qui à l’origine était placé au bas d’un crucifix monumental (cf. trou de fixation).
Nous pouvons ainsi garantir que cette sculpture est conforme aux dispositions réglementant le commerce de l’ivoire (Convention Cites 18 janvier 1990).
Il peut ainsi être commercialisé sans CIC car travaillé et datant d’avant 1947.

SVV PRUNIER EURL, Moyen Âge, Haute Epoque, Curiosités… le 15 Février 2015 à 14h15. HÔTEL DES VENTES – 28, RUE PIERRE MENDÈS FRANCE – 27400 LOUVIERS. Tel: +33 (0)2 32 40 22 30.

Pique cierge de catacombe en bois sculpté en ronde bosse, Italie du Sud, XVIe siècle

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bois sculpté en ronde bosse, Italie du Sud, Pique cierge de catacombe, XVIe siècle

Pique cierge de catacombe en bois sculpté en ronde bosse, Italie du Sud, XVIe siècle. Estimation 5 000 € – 6 000 €. Photo Jean-Emmanuel Prunier SVV

représentant un crâne surmonté d’une pique en fer destinée à recevoir le cierge. H:32 cm.

SVV JEAN EMMANUEL PRUNIER. Haute Epoque Moyen age et curiosités, art africain, Asie. Dimanche 15 février à 14h15 à Louviers. Contact : Tél. : 02 32 40 22 30 – Fax : 02 32 25 15 05 – info@prunierauction.com

Theo Fennell. Onyx Skull Cufflinks

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Onyx Skull Cufflinks, Theo Fennell

Theo Fennell. Onyx Skull Cufflinks

Theo Fennell. Diamonds, black diamonds, gold Skull Ring

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Skull Ring, Theo Fennell

Theo Fennell. Diamonds, black diamonds, gold Skull Ring

Theo Fennell. Diamonds, black diamonds, gold Skull Cufflinks.

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Skull Cufflinks, Theo Fennell

Theo Fennell. Diamonds, black diamonds, gold Skull Cufflinks.

Theo Fennell, white gold, black, grey and white diamond Snake Eye Ring

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Black, grey and white diamond, Snake Eye Ring, Theo Fennell

Theo Fennell, white gold, black, grey and white diamond Snake Eye Ring

Theo Fennell, white gold, diamond and black diamond Skeleton Key Pendant

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Skeleton Key Pendant, Theo Fennell

Theo Fennell, white gold, diamond and black diamond Skeleton Key Pendant

Skeleton in Grotto, Germany, Presumably 18th century or earlier

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18th century or earlier, Germany, Skeleton, Skeleton in Grotto

Skeleton in Grotto, Germany, Presumably 18th century or earlier. Estimate € 2,000.00. Photo Auctionata.

Staghorn. Filigree carved miniature of a skeleton squatting in a grotto. In facetted and glazed box with embroidered blanket and net. Dimensions: 5.8 x 2.3 x 2 cm (height x width x depth); diameter of the case: 7 cm. Very good condition

The depiction of miniature skeletons of this sort, called ‘Tödlein’ (= death sculpture) or in old German ‘Tödtlein’, stands in the center of the life of a filigree-transcendental, life-outlasting beauty

The miniature of a skeleton squatting in a grotto is carved very finely of staghorn. It was crafted in Germany, presumably in the 18th century or earlier. The figure is embedded in a small facetted and glazed case with embroidered blanket and net. The depiction of miniature skeletons of this sort, called ‘Tödlein’ (= death sculpture) or in old German ‘Tödtlein’, stands in the center of the life of a filigree-transcendental, life-outlasting beauty.

‘Teach us to number our days, That we may present to You a heart of wisdom’ (Psalm 90:12). Death is an outsider in our today’s society, an unloved marginal figure. We live in the belief of the idea that we could outwit nature and strive for eternal life. Clerical life had almost come to a standstill in the ‘dark Middle Ages’ (9th C.), which inside the church led to strive after asceticism and the cleaning of anything secular and ruinous. The result were also the foundation of many cloisters and was connected to a certain mysticism, which is still felt today in the walls of a cloister. The heaped appearance of the Black Death in the 14th and 15th century led again to an enforcement of the Memento Mori thought. Dances of the death, death sculptures, changing heads and skulls found entrance into the prayers and mediations about life and death. The confrontations with death and the consciousness of the transience of the earthly were supposed to animate a more god-fearing life.

Auctionata. Cabinet of Curiosities. Dec 9, 2014, 12 pm EST, Berlin

Small Skulls Court, Austria-South Tyrol, late 18th-early 19th century

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Austria-South Tyrol, late 18th-early 19th century, Reliquary casket, Skulls Court

Small Skulls Court, Austria-South Tyrol, late 18th-early 19th century. Estimate € 2,000.00. Photo Auctionata

Hardwood and bone. Reliquary casket, 9 skull miniatures on 3 levels, presumably carved of nut. Total dimensions: 17 x 14 x 3.7 cm. Good condition

The view of this reliquary conveys a divided feeling between fear and fascinating attraction.

This is a carved and painted reliquary casket with nine of presumably nut carved and under glass contained skull miniatures on three levels. The view of this reliquary conveys a divided feeling between fear and fascinating attraction.

Auctionata. Cabinet of Curiosities. Dec 9, 2014, 12 pm EST, Berlin

Skull Candlestick, Western Europe-Austria, 17th-18th Century

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17th-18th century, Skull Candlestick, Western Europe-Austria

Skull Candlestick, Western Europe-Austria, 17th-18th Century. Estimate € 5,000.00. Photo Auctionata

Wood, metal. Human skull carved of wood. Mounted on a wooden Baroque base. Iron plate on top of the skull. Dimensions: 36 x 13 x 20 cm. Good condition.

Candlesticks of this sort used to stand in the chapels of rest for the wake.

This is a rare candlestick from a chapel of rest. The human skull is carved of wood and mounted on a wooden Baroque base. The foot of the base is formed as a gold painted blossom that is pierced by four bones. An iron plate is mounted on top of the skull. The skull is painted in bone color and has got no lower jaw. Candlesticks of this sort used to stand in the chapels of rest for the wake.

Auctionata. Cabinet of Curiosities. Dec 9, 2014, 12 pm EST, Berlin