Lot 28
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GROUP OF VARIOUS IVORY OBJECTS Y
LATE QING DYNASTY - REPUBLIC PERIOD, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Asian & Islamic Works of Art | 572
Auction: 15 October 2019 at 11:00 BST
£2,000
Description
comprising a large carved ivory set of concentric balls of at least seven layers, reticulated inner sections within a well carved floral carved outer ball on a tall stand in three plain sections and a main column base carved with dragons on a trellis ground; a carved tusk with all over trailing colied dragons, hardwood base; a Cantonese carved needle case and cover; a tall carved ivory figure of a man holding a caught fish; three other figures one of a man astride a coy carp, another a noble man in formal robes; five small picks with elephant terminals (8)
Dimensions
sphere: 8.3cm diameter