Saint James the Greater with pilgrim's hat, staff and satchel; book; two kneeling pilgrims in prayer; two coats of arms with scallop shells and cross; columns.
Crosshatched background.
Unpublished.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Curved. Handle.
Comments
The 1927 Gilbert catalogue states that the pax was contained in a contemporary black leather case decorated with a standing saint James the Greater accompanied by the same coat of arms as that appearing on the ivory, a monogram, foliated scrolls and various attributes (se photograph). The case also bore the inscription: 'O MATER DEI MEMENTO .M.'.
Provenance
H. Leman sale, 23 December 1908. Collection of Professor A. Gilbert, Paris: sale, Drouot, Paris, 29-30 November, 1 December 1927, lot 81.
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