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CAIXA DE GLOBO PORTÁTIL DE NAVEGADOR DE FORMATO ESFÉRICO, EM MARFIM. SÉCULO XVI OU XVII
- Used
- Good
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Lisboa, Portugal
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About This Item
Altura aprox: 18 cm.
Objecto de arte Namban, em marfim torneado, com montagens e ferragens em prata, encimado por figura de português empunhando uma arma de fogo ou instrumento de navegação, com calças de balão e chapéu, vestido à maneira do século XVI.
A base e a figura são em marfim trabalhado, decorado com aves, figos e amoras, e terão sido possivelmente adaptadas na mesma época para permitir a sua exposição. A origem da esfera será possivelmente do Benin (Costa Ocidental de África), enquanto a base e a figura poderão ter sido adaptadas no Japão. A representação da figura de português com calças de balão é frequente em peças de arte Namban dos séculos XVI e XVII.
Proveniência: colecção do Conde da Póvoa.
[EN] PORTABLE GLOBE BOX OF SPHERICAL FORMAT FROM NAVIGATOR, IN IVORY. 16th or 17th CENTURY.
Height: approx. 18 cm.
Namban art object in sculpted ivory with mounts and hardware in silver, surmounted by a figure of a Portuguese wielding a firearm or navigation instrument, in balloon pants and hat, dressed in the manner of the sixteenth century. The base and figure are sculpted ivory, decorated with birds, figs and blackberries, and have possibly been adapted at the time to allow exhibition. The origin of the sphere will possibly be Benin (West Coast of Africa), while the base and the figure may have been adapted in Japan. The representation of the figure of the Portuguese in balloon pants is common in Namban art objects of the sixteenth and seventeenth century.
Provenance: Collection of the Earl of Póvoa.
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- Bookseller
- Livraria Castro e SIlva
(PT)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1403NM012
- Title
- CAIXA DE GLOBO PORTÁTIL DE NAVEGADOR DE FORMATO ESFÉRICO, EM MARFIM. SÉCULO XVI OU XVII
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Livraria Castro e SIlva
Biblio member since 2022
Lisboa
About Livraria Castro e SIlva
Founded in 1957, by Ezequiel Castro e Silva, LIVRARIA CASTRO E SILVA is a bibliographic commercial organization, well known in the antique book market and amongst the antiquarian booksellers, both in Portugal and abroad, for being one of the most distinguished Portuguese specialists in its area, dealing in books through several continents. We seek to maintain a family tradition that goes back to the second decade of the last century. Our main activity is the edition and periodic publication of bibliographic catalogues.
Aiming to provide faster access to our catalogues, better stock information and improving communication with our clients, in 2003 we launched our website www.castroesilva.com, allowing all interested parts an easier access to registration and order of our catalogues. This webpage has a bibliographical database which seeks to replace the old file system, in itself an historical and probably unique tool, while allowing us the means to spread information about our books and contributing to the general bibliographical research.
We are convinced that personal contact should always be privileged so all interested parts can visit us at our shop, where those seeking rare, antique books, for collecting or studying can find and examine them in the private quiet environment such activity requires.
Aiming to provide faster access to our catalogues, better stock information and improving communication with our clients, in 2003 we launched our website www.castroesilva.com, allowing all interested parts an easier access to registration and order of our catalogues. This webpage has a bibliographical database which seeks to replace the old file system, in itself an historical and probably unique tool, while allowing us the means to spread information about our books and contributing to the general bibliographical research.
We are convinced that personal contact should always be privileged so all interested parts can visit us at our shop, where those seeking rare, antique books, for collecting or studying can find and examine them in the private quiet environment such activity requires.
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