ALEXANDER RITCHIE (1856-1941)
RARE CELTIC REVIVAL COFFER, CIRCA 1920
£2,016
Auction: Day Two | Lots 253 to 490 | Thursday 17th April from 10am
Description
carved walnut, set with repoussé-decorated copper panels
Dimensions
25.5cm wide, 12cm high, 13cm deep
Footnote
Literature: MacArthur, E. Mairi Iona Celtic Art, Iona 2003, p.47, plate 12c.
This scarce box is carved to the top with the effigy of a clan chief or warrior, taken as inspiration from the grave-slabs on Iona. A group of three carved shields signed by Ritchie and dated 1901 are carved with related figures.