A Chinese ivory wrist rest, Qing Dynasty, late 19th/early 20th century
Continental & Oriental Silver, Furniture and Decorative Arts including a Collection of Italian Glass
LOT 288
A Chinese ivory wrist rest, Qing Dynasty, late 19th/early 20th century
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 15 000 - 20 000
Selling Price
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ZAR 62 524
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A Chinese ivory wrist rest, Qing Dynasty, late 19th/early 20th century
the tusk interior deeply carved with maidens fishing before a balustrade, with further figures before a pavilion, enclosed by bamboo and pine trees before a mountainscape with a bird in flight, the reverse carved with a maiden attending her garden before a rocky outcrop, balustrade and flowering tree, 24,5cm high; and a Chinese carved ivory page turner, early 20th century, carved in relief with figures before a pavilion, headed by a large peony, 25,2cm long
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