A Good c.1800 Carved Ivory Corpus Christi sub-Antiques Most of the mechanisms work

Most of the mechanisms work but because of the complexity of them some are sticking and they could do with some attention

around a thousand years before the introduction of Islam

and at expositions in New York in 1853

referred to in the trade as ‘flower horns’ or ‘morning glory horns’

Closed Length: 8 inches (approx)

A Good c.1800 Carved Ivory Corpus Christi sub-Antiques Most of the mechanisms workOrigin: English Period: George III Provenance: Unknown Date: 1790 1820 Height: 16. 75 inches Width: 7 inches Depth: 2. 5 inches The finely carved ivory Corpus Christi attached to an ebonised softwood carved wooden cross beneath an inscribed INRI panel, standing on an unusually shaped scroll carved base survives from the late Georgian period. This decorative corpus is in fair overall condition. There are some small splits and cracks, with losses to one