$10,800
The bust-length bas-relief profile within a laurel wreath based on the medal commemorating the 1774 Peace with the Ottoman Empire by Johann Caspar Gottlieb Jaeger and Johann Balthasar Gass carved of mammoth ivory, contained in a gilt metal frame surmounted by an Imperial crown. Height of plaque unframed 16.1 cm (6 3/8 in.) Sotheby's, London, December 14-15, 1995, lot 411 SPECIAL NOTICE: Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country. Please note also that certain property sold at auction, for example, items made of or incorporating plant or animal materials such as coral, crocodile, ivory, whalebone, tortoiseshell, etc., irrespective of age or value, may require a license or certificate prior to exportation, and additional licenses or certificates upon importantion to another country. Gene Shapiro Auctions LLC (hereafter ) suggests that buyers check on their government wildlife import requirements prior to placing a bid. Pleaes note that the ability to obtain an export license or certificate does not ensure the ability to obtain an import license or certificate in another country, and vice versa. It is the purchaser's responsibility to obtain any export Read more…
Auctioneer:
Shapiro Auctions
Date:
2011-11-19
