A carved and marquetry inlaid figural frieze panel depicting Bacchus and Ariadne, probably Germa...

A carved and marquetry inlaid figural frieze panel depicting Bacchus and Ariadne, probably German, early 17th century in the manner of Eger in Bohemia the God of wine wearing a fruiting vine headdress, kneeling before a basket of grapes, the figure of Ariadne seated in classical drapery with floral headdress before a fountain , holding an urn of flowers, her hand upheld to a foliate bough, the centre with a draped narrow tree trunk, the whole before an extensive landscape, mounted within a ripple moulded frame, 21cm high, 50cm wide, 3cm deep overall Footnotes: Eger in Bohemia, now Cheb in the Czech Republic was famed in the first half of the seventeenth century for a specific type of marquetry mixing veneers with thicker pieces of wood carved in low relief. The resulting panels were more like types of Italian work in pietre dure or hardstones with the finished surfaces of the wood originally brightly stained making the similarity of the wood to stone even closer. Johan Georg Fischer was one of the best known makers in Eger. The designs of his and his contemporaries work were often based on engravings. A comparable panel in the Victorian and Albert Museum, London, Accession no. 41-1869 showing Christ as the Man of Sorrows, was based on an engraving by Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) published in 1509 as part of his series 'The Great Passion'. The print shows Christ standing before the pillar at which he was scourged, rather than seated, but its dominant motif is the same large, arched opening as on this panel, with the figure of St John as well as that of Mary Magdalen. See: https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/BakGCPNwgH3GN3gUzBB9k?domain=collections.vam.ac.uk For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing