Italian ivory and tortoiseshell plaque depicting Diana bathing with her nymphs - 18th Century

elephant ivory oval plaque (Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797 or Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758) painted on the front with the representation of “Diana Bathing with her Nymphs". The back side, slightly domed is decorated with piqué clouté and piqué posé tortoiseshell floral and foliate scrolls and with Mediterranean coral cabochons.
Piqué work was introduced by Neapolitan jeweler Laurentini in the middle of the 17th Century, popular in France where it was known as piqué d'or and then was brought into England with the late 17th Century immigration of the skilled Huguenot craftsmen.
Height x width 10.5 x 8.2 cm. Weight 33.2 gr. Item condition grading: **** good (minor losses).
Accompanied by Ce.S.Ar. Centro Studi Archeometrici certificate of authenticity (pre-1947).

This lot is available for sale only with shipments within the European Union

THE CITES ARTICLE 8 (3b) DEROGATIONThe article 8 (3b) derogation -Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97, the so-called "antique derogation”, and the article 62 -Council Regulation (EC) No 865/2006, allow to sell this kind of item (defined as pre-1947)within the European Union. Current legislation states thatif an item has been manufactured prior to June 1947 and has been significantly altered from its natural raw state for jewellery, adornment, art, utility or musical instrument before that date, a CITES certificate is not required (therefore only for material that has been “worked” before 1947, and has been transformed from its natural state by human craft)