ACQUIRED BY A EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION - CIRCLE OF HANS LEINBERGER (c.1475/1480 – after 1531) - BUST OF A VIRGIN AND CHILD

BUST OF A VIRGIN AND CHILD
Polychrome limewood with traces of gilt 
Bavaria
Circa 1520
H. 65 cm; L. 33 cm; P. 24 cm

 

JAN CROCQ

ACQUIRED BY THE MUSÉE NATIONAL DU MOYEN ÂGE ( PARIS ) - JAN CROCQ (active 1486-1510) - SAINT JAMES THE MINOR

Polychrome limestone
Lorraine
Late 15th Century
H. 42 cm

 

BENEDETTO BRIOSCO

ACQUIRED BY THE ALANA COLLECTION, Newark, Delaware, USA - BENEDETTO BRIOSCO ( 1460 - 1517 ) - PORTRAIT OF LUDOVICO IL MORO

BENEDETTO BRIOSCO ( 1460 - 1517 )
PORTRAIT OF LUDOVICO IL MORO
White marble high-relief medallion
Lombardy
Circa 1500
Diam. 55 cm
 

ACQUIRED BY THE MUSÉE DES BEAUX ARTS DE STRASBOURG - SAINTS ANTHONY AND MARGARET

THE SAINTS ANTHONY AND MARGARET
Polychromed and gilded limewood reliefs
Souabia
Late 15 th Century
Saint Anthony: H. 89.5 cm; D. 3 cm; W. 25.5 cm
Saint Margaret: H. 91 cm; D. 3 cm; W. 25 cm

 

ACQUIRED BY FONDATION GANDUR POUR L'ART, GENEVE - IMPORTANT MEDIEVAL FIGURE FROM THE MEDIEVAL LORRAIN SCHOOL

APOSTLE
Limestone with traces of polychromy and gilt
Lorraine 1330 -1340
H. 90 cm
 

JOHANN GEORG ESSER

ACQUIRED BY THE MUNICH RESIDENCE MUSEUM - JOHANN GEORG ESSER (1652 - 1727) - MODELLO FOR A DECORATIVE FIGURE OF A PRINCLEY FURNITURE AT THE MUNICH RESIDENCE

ATLANTA
Terracotta
Augsbourg
1680-1685
H. 23 cm ; W. 19 cm ; D. 12 cm


 

ACQUIRED BY COLLECTION LAMBERT EN AVIGNON - KNEELING DONOR

KNEELING DONOR 
Limestone with traces of polychromy
Burgundy
Mid 15th Century
H. 24.5 cm

Domenico Guidi

ACQUIRED BY A FOREIGN PRIVATE COLLECTION - DOMENICO GUIDI (1625-1701) - CRISTO VIVO

CRISTO VIVO
Gilt bronze
Rome
End of the 17 th
Century H. 56 cm


 

ACQUIRED BY THE MUSEE SAINTE CROIX - POITIERS - FRANCE - ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT FROM THE CHATEAU DE BONNIVET

ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT FROM THE CHATEAU DE BONNIVET
Limestone
France
Early 16th Century

TERILLI FRANCESCO

ACQUIRED BY A PRIVATE FOREIGN COLLECTION - FRANCESCO TERILLI ( ACTIVE BETWEEN 1596 AND 1633/5) - EXCEPTIONAL SIGNED PAIR OF IVORY FIGURES OF MARY AND SAINT JOHN

FRANCESCO TERILLI ( ACTIVE BETWEEN 1596 AND 1633/5) 
EXCEPTIONAL SIGNED PAIR OF IVORY FIGURES OF MARY AND SAINT JOHN 
Northern Italy 
Circa 1600 
H. 18 cm ; H. 18 cm

Native from Feltro in Veneto, Francesco Terilli (known between 1596 and 1633 to 1635 ) was a versatile sculptor of the early Baroque period working wood, bronze and earth. Particularly active in Feltre as in Venice, some of his productions can be seen in the Basilica of San Giovanni and San Paolo and the Chiesa Redentore, on the Island of Giudecca. The treatment of Terilli's figures are characterized by the sculptor's search of contrast between technical sophistication and deep expressiveness. 

There are a very limited number of ivory statuettes signed by Terilli or that can be assigned to him unambiguously such as the two Crucified Christs at the Museo Civico of Feltre and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (No. Inv. S28S2), and the Scourged Christ kept at the Musée du Louvre ( Inv. N° OA3917), all dated towards 1600. Luckily, Francesco Terilli monogrammed some of his ivories "FTF" or "FFF", a common practice in Germanic countries. No such practice occurs in Italy, which partly explains the lack of knowledge of Italian ivories from the 17th and 18th centuries. 

Our two figures, Mary and Saint John, each have a monogram stamped under their base. Saint John is accompanied by the monogram "FFF" ( Francisco Feltrensis Fecit ) and Mary is accompanied by the monogram "FTF" ( Francisco Terilli Fecit ). They belong to the same typology as the pair signed by Francesco Terilli kept at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna ( Inv. N° KK - 4534 and KK - 4536), as our figures share the same quality of execution, plastic density, scale forms and softness of the features. They differ only in a few minor variations. 

The scarcity of existing signed works by Francesco Terilli make the discovery of this pair of ivories all the more important due to its historical and artistic interest. 



 

PRIVATE COLLECTION - U.S.A - FORMER YVES SAINT LAURENT AND PIERRE BERGE COLLECTION FROM THE CHÂTEAU GABRIEL

PAIRE OF CARYATIDES
Polychrome walnut
Venice Mid 16 th Century
H. 204 cm

 

F. ROUCOURT

ACQUIRED BY THE MUSÉE DES ARTS DÉCORATIFS DE NAMUR - ALLEGORY OF CHARITY

Patinated terracotta
Signed and dated at the back : 1794/Roucourt
H. 87 cm, Diam. 53 cm

 

ACQUIRED BY THE MUSEE NATIONAL DE LA RENAISSANCE - ECOUEN - FRANCE - Nouailher Colin (active 1539 - known until 1567) - Pair of enamel plaques depicting scenes from the Passion of Christ

Nouailher Colin (active 1539 - known until 1567)
Pair of enamel plaques depicting scenes from the Passion of Christ
Limoges
Mid 16th century
H. 17 cm ; L. 13.2 cm