TWO FINE CARVED IVORY RELIEF PLAQUES DEPICTING JUDITH WITH THE HEAD OF HOLOFERNES

Estimated Value:

1.500 € - 2.500 €

Schätzpreis:

2.200 €

Description:

Germany, 19th century
12,1 x 10 x 1,5 cm/12 x 10,5 x 1,5 cm
Rectangular panels with extremely fine ivory carvings in relief. Inscribed on the back in black: "Messb. Fidei Comiss". In later black wooden frame with inscriptions. Ivory approx. 158 or 202.8 g. Slight signs of age.
From an old Southern German aristocratic family.
The Messbach estate belongs to the municipality of Dörzbach in the administrative district of Künzelsau in northern Württemberg. Since the Middle Ages it has had an eventful history and numerous owners. In 1845, Meßbach was made so-called "Fideikommiss" to prevent the splitting up of the inheritance and thus of a family's possessions and property.
The Fideikommiss (translated from the Latin to "leave in trust [hands]") is an institution of inheritance and property law, according to which the assets of a family, mostly real estate, should be preserved forever by foundation and only one family member alone, the entail owner who held the usufruct.
With sales license for ivory objects No. DE-S-1786-22

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