Ivory collection

Although composed of objects differing in date, origin and function, the ivory collection of the Bagatti Valsecchi brothers is a compact nucleus of objects attributed to the Embriachi, a workshop that dominated the bone and ivory objects produced from the 14th to the 15th centuries. Fausto and Giuseppe intended above all to create an antiquarian collection that also served to reconstruct the ambiance.

Cypress wood box, second half of the 12th century

Cypress wood box, second half of the 12th century, Cologne, faced with ivory plaques, length 40 cm, width 9 cm, height 9 cm, inv. 705, Valtellinese Bedroom

Private devotional object, first quarter of the 16th century

Private devotional object, first quarter of the 16th century, Workshop of the Embriachi, wood, ivory, height 15 cm, width 12 cm, inv. 795, Valtellinese Bedroom

Ivory Pyx, late 16th century

Ivory Pyx, late 16th century, southern Germay, height 15 cm, width 8 cm, inv. 809, Room of the Valtellinese Stove

Little coffer, third quarter of the 14th century

Little coffer, third quarter of the 14th century, Nailed Figures Workshop, Italy, wood, decorated with ivory plaques, height 15 cm, length 19 cm, width 12 cm, inv. 745, Library

Spiral candlestick, 17th century

Spiral candlestick, 17th century, Nuremberg, turned ivory, height 45 cm, width 9,5 cm, inv. 692, Library