Auction on
22 November 2020 - 14:30 (CET) -
2, rue du Docteur-Leray - 95880 Enghien-les-Bains
The rarity and extraordinary workmanship of this late 9th-century ivory binding plate accounted for a result in the millions.
Carolingian art, Second School of Metz or its next generation, c. 880-910, ivory binding plate carved in bas-relief with two registers, 20.1 x 13.3 x 0.7 cm (approximately 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.27 in). Result: €3,602,400
Carolingian art, Second School of Metz or its next generation, c. 880-910, ivory binding plate carved in bas-relief with two registers, 20.1 x 13.3 x 0.7 cm (approximately 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.27 in). Result: €3,602,400
With a reasonable high estimate of €200,000, this ivory binding plate carved at the end of the 9 th century was finally propelled all the way up to €3,602,400 by a North American institution. Neither the Louvre nor the Musée de Cluny - which came to see the piece in the weeks leading up to the sale - showed up during these online auctions,…
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