Amphitrite

Description The statuette of this goddess of the sea was designed by the sculptor Marius-Jean-Antonin Mercié to be cast in silver as the centerpiece for a table of the Duke of Santonia in 1878. Subsequently, Christolf et Cie., a silver company, had several ivory statuettes carved by E. P. Scalliet (1846-1911) based on Mercié's model. This example was exhibited at the Exposition Universelle held in Paris in 1900.

Exhibitions

• Ivory: The Sumptuous Art. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1983-1984.

Provenance Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1900; Christofle & Cie., Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1900, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters, 1900