German ivory hourglass - 18th century..., Wunderkammer...

carved elephant ivory (Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797 or Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758) with twisted columns. Height 18.5 cm, diameter 8.3 cm. Weight 367 g. Item condition grading: **** good (small lack on the upper edge of the base). Accompanied by CITES certificate. This lot is available for sale only with shipments within the European Union; the CITES certificate for export outside the European Community can only be requested for lots sold to museums.