Lot 82: - Circle of Ignaz Elhafen (1658-1715) Austrian, 18th century , relief of the Conversion of St. Paul ivory

a label on the back inscribed Wittelsbacher Ausgleichsfonds Inv.S. n o . 62 , a stamp inscribed 132 and inscribed in black ink N r 35. Maijs and indistinctly N o 4567 ; with a velvet lined glazed wood frame ivory

measurements note 16.8 by 13.6cm., 6½ by 5¼in.

Von Wittelsbach family, Bavaria
Sold through the Wittelsbacher Ausgleichsfonds on 2 September 1927

This large relief is inspired by Ignaz Elhafen's Conversion of St. Paul illustrated in Christian Theuerkauff's 1968 monographical article. It also compares well to Elhafen's battle scenes in the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum (R 4659 and 4675). RELATED LITERATURE
C. Theuerkauff , 'Der Helffenbeinarbeiter Ignaz Elhafen' in Wiener Jahrbuch für Kunstgeschichte, vol.21, Vienna 1968, fig.86; R. Berliner, Kataloge des Bayerischen Nationalmuseums, Band XIII, 4, 1926, pp. 91, nos. 414-415