Bidspirit auction | IVORY RELIEF PLATE WITH CHRIST'S

IVORY RELIEF PLATE WITH CHRIST'S BIRTH AND THE ANNUNCIATION TO THE SHEPHERDS - IVORY RELIEF PLATE WITH CHRIST'S BIRTH AND THE ANNUNCIATION TO THE SHEPHERDS. France. Date: 14th c. Technique: Carved ivory. Mounted in frame. Description: Rectangular reserved with canopy of Gothic pointed arches with tracery. Below, Mary on her bed, holding her son's hand, with the elderly Joseph on the right. In the background, the announcing angel and shepherds playing music. Originally certainly part of a diptych with, presumably, the crucifixion of Christ as its counterpart. Measurement: Dimensions of the relief plate: 8x6.5x0.7cm. Frame 25x24cm. Mark: Verso inscribed and with collection's label. Certificate: The EU sales authorisation (CITES) has been obtained. Provenance: - Collection Vecht, Amsterdam. - German private collection. Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Germany: 30,25 Euro plus 5,75 Euro VAT EU: 46,22 Euro plus 8,78 Euro VAT Worldwide: 92,44 Euro plus 17,56 Euro VAT additional shipping insurance up to total invoice amount of 25,000 Euros: max. 41.65 Euro over a total invoice amount of 25,000 Euros: 1.8 o/oo USA by individual arrangement after the auction. Please note that this object is made of materials, for whose export into countries outside the EU contract area a permission due to Cites regulations is necessary. We point out that such a permission is usually not given. Explanations to the Catalogue France Early Works of Art