Virgin and Child in bust (Virgo lactans); naked Christ; tracery. Cherub head.
Courajod-Molinier 1885: Northern Italy, 15th century.
Molinier 1896: Northern Italy with German influence.
Dieppe 2005: Northern Netherlands (Utrecht?), late 15th century.
Malgouyres 2010: Northern Netherlands or Northern Italy, late 15th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Back hidden by a wooden panel. Blue and white label on the panel with inscription: 'No. 466'.
Provenance
Collection of Baron Charles Davillier: his bequest in 1883.
Bibliography
L. Courajod, E. Molinier, Donation du baron Charles Davillier. Catalogue des objets exposés au musée du Louvre (Paris, 1885), no. 58, p. 50.
E. Molinier, Musée National du Louvre. Catalogue des ivoires (Paris, 1896), no. 136, pp. 273-274.
E. Molinier, Histoire générale des Arts appliqués à l'Industrie. I: Les Ivoires (Paris, 1896), p. 213.
D. Brouzet, 'L'art de l'ivoire de la Renaissance au XIXe siècle', in L'Estampille. L'Objet d'art, 404 (july-august 2005), p. 46.
Ivoires du Musée du Louvre 1480-1850: une collection inédite, exhibition catalogue, Dieppe, Château-Musée de Dieppe, 2005, no. 2.
P. Malgouyres, Ivoires de la Renaissance et des Temps Modernes. La Collection du Musée du Louvre (Paris, 2010), no. 54.
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