Important South African and International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery

Live Auction, 16 October 2017

Jewellery, Watches, European and Oriental Decorative Arts

Sold for

ZAR 9 368
Lot 194
  • A Japanese ivory okimono of a fisherman, Meiji period (1868-1912)


Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 7 000 - 9 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 9 368
Auction Catalogue

About this Item

A Japanese ivory okimono of a fisherman, Meiji period (1868-1912)
the laughing figure standing on a rock, prising a fish from the beak of his cormorant perched on an overturned basket of fish, raised on an oval base, signed in a rectangular reserve, 18cm high

*Not suitable for export.



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