The spectacular 1700s Dieppe or perhaps German-carved portrait of a knight with helmet and plume is one from my personal collections of many decades, and it's time to downsize all of those. This one has restrictions as noted below, of course, being ivory. The portrait plaque is carved in a deep bas relief, fabulous appeal! I feel certain the hand carved wood plaque displaying it was carved later, early 19th century perhaps, to display the earlier ivory plaque. It has a Romanesque feel to it. Found in France, a rare fine piece, portrait in miniature and very early. Full measurements noted on the photos, but carved frame is 11" tall - impressive.
Very good to excellent condition for age and type. Neither plaque nor frame have any chips or breaks. Faint natural age/shrinkage lines can be found on the ivory, which is to be expected. A hanging 'eye' mounted up top, ready to hang.
IMPORTANT NOTE regarding antique tortoise shell or ivory: We are great supporters of protection for endangered species in our modern world. We never buy or sell anything 100 years or newer; we donate to anti-poaching organizations; we don't hunt; we conserve in ways that impact global warming (we're totally solar at home), knowing those measures also protect the animals in the wild today. We also recognize the vast cultural history we preserve with our care and reverence for these antique objects, and agree with CITES that objects over 100 years of age have nothing whatsoever to do with species depletion in our current world.
Our offering exceeds the age limitation of "more than 100 years of age", and is well within the exemption for CITES regulation. If imported, met the CITES regulation. This item will be handled and shipped from our Utah business, and is not available for shipment internationally, nor within the USA to California, NY, Nevada, Hawaii, New Jersey, Oregon, Washington if it contains ivory, sorry. Please see our small print for more details.
