Défense d´éléphant sculptée ·  Gabon · ID: 3042989

Description

ivory, carved with six elephants one behind the other in a row each getting smaller to the tip, the original form of the tooth nearly entirely dissolved, just recognizable in a narrow strip forming the ground for the animals and at the base, handwritten inscription at the same place: “Emmy Martin Lambarene zum Andenken an die Afrikareis[e] Sommer 1925 Albert Schweitzer” - according to the family personally written by Albert Schweitzer himself, slightly dam., missing parts (rim zone, elephant ear)

Remarques

This object is subject to CITES. Please note that it can only be sent within the European Union. At the present time export in third countries is prohibited, respectively, export licenses in third countries for objects containing or made of protected materials are only granted under stringent conditions.