Saint Catherine of Alexandria praying God the Father; broken wheel; stem of lilies; two men.
Crosshatched background; candelabra; winged heart.
At the bottom: engraved inscription 'STA: KATHERINA'.
Sauzay 1863: 16th century.
Molinier 1896: French, 16th century (doubtful).
Malgouyres 2010: French (?), beginning of the 16th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Flat and smooth.
Object Condition
Missing: lower left corner (restored). Holes for suspension.
Provenance
Acquired by Charles Sauvageot in 1830 ('1005. supplice de Ste Catherine en ivoire sculpté 18 [fr.]'); Donation to the Museum by Sauvageot in 1856.
Bibliography
A. Sauzay, Musée impérial du Louvre. Catalogue du musée Sauvageot (Paris, 1861), no. 247.
A. Sauzay, Musée de la Renaissance [Musée du Louvre]. Série A., Notice des ivoires (Paris, 1863), no. A.100, pp. 35-36.
E. Molinier, Musée National du Louvre. Catalogue des ivoires (Paris, 1896), no. 156, pp. 300-301 (annotated 'fake' in the inventory).
P. Malgouyres, Ivoires de la Renaissance et des Temps Modernes. La Collection du Musée du Louvre (Paris, 2010), no. 57.
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