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live November 11 | 10:00 AM
Le Havre Enchères

504 - Carved "Cristo vivo" in elephant ivory (Elephas maximus, Loxodonta africana, or

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Estimation

€150 - 200

Sale fees

24%

Carved "Cristo vivo" in elephant ivory (Elephas maximus, Loxodonta africana, or Loxodonta cyclotis), head turned to the right, mounted on a blue velvet background , Golgotha also in ivory, arched frame in wood and gilded stucco. The Titulus crucis is missing; added velvet; the cross is missing; natural longitudinal cracks. Last quarter of the 18th century, first quarter of the 19th century; Total height: 60 cm Gross weight: 2,778 g EXPERT: Mr. Pierre Grignon Dumoulin, court-appointed expert at the Amiens Court of Appeals, approved appraiser for works of art composed of materials derived from biodiversity. Specimen composed in whole or in part of ivory from proboscidean elephantidae SPP (Elephas maximus, Loxodonta africana, or Loxodonta cyclotis) listed in Appendix I/A of CITES/EU. In accordance with the regulatory provisions in force within the territory of the European Union (Regulation (EU) No. 2021/2280 of December 16, 2021), the item will be delivered to the purchaser along with its Intra-Community Certificate FR2607600070-K issued by DREAL Normandy on June 9, 2026, attached to the expert report prepared by Mr. Pierre Grignon Dumoulin, a court-appointed expert in works of art composed of materials derived from biodiversity and an approved agent. Export outside the EU is prohibited, except to state-run cultural institutions upon presentation of supporting documentation. In the event of transport, the specimen must be accompanied by this appraisal report. ARTEMIS ESTIMATIONS Appraisal Firm, 6 rue Ancel 60200 Compiègne - 06 09 83 33 29 - www.artemisestimations.com

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Auction details

At 10 a.m.: JEWELRY, SILVERWARE, FASHION - At 2:30 p.m.: PAINTINGS, OBJECTS OF ART, FURNITURE & RUGS from the 18th to the 20th centuries
Wednesday, November 11
10:00 AM
77, rue Louis-Brindeau
76600 Le Havre, France

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Le Havre Enchères +33 2 35 22 54 52 contact@lehavreencheres.com
On Drouot for more than 10 years avec More than 30,000 lots published

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