Carved ivory bas-relief depicting a beggar. Dressed... Lot 130

Carved ivory bas-relief depicting a beggar. Dressed in rags, the man wears pants with holes in the knees and a sack slung over his shoulder, from which the sole of the shoe he was supposed to wear on his left foot protrudes; he holds a bell in his right hand, a stick and a hat in the other. Germany, Saxony, second half of the 18th century H. 18.5 cm - L. 20.7 cm Mounted on a red velvet panel Total weight: 316.3 g These ivory beggar figures, carved in appliqué or in the round, were fashionable in 18th-century eastern Germany. Images of these picturesque characters were widely popularized throughout Europe by the famous "Les Gueux" series by Jacques Callot (1592/3 - 1635). Here, it's a later interpretation that testifies well afterwards to the persistence of this theme among ivory makers in the Dresden region. Book consulted : - M. Trusted, Baroque & Later Ivories, V&A Publishing, London, 2013, p. 107-108 CITES certificate issued 07/06/2024