The statuette of a young lady is carved entirely from ivory and demonstrates the possibilities of the material without a color contrast with metal. Particular attention is given to the elegant dress, gloves, hat, and parasol: fine carving, in places openwork, conveys the complexity of the costume and its decorative details. The figure stands on a turned base of the same material, so that it is perceived as a unified sculptural whole. The work of an unknown German master of the second half of the 19th century belongs to the tradition of virtuoso cabinet ivory carving.

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