Mother of Pearl with Scenes from the Bible

7 1/8 in. (312 grams, 18.3 cm wide).

A large polished shell with openwork vines and tendrils, large central roundel with the Last Supper, and the smaller surrounding roundels showing scenes from the life of Jesus. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Burwell collection, Cambridgeshire, UK.

CONDITION

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LOT 2588