Important South African and International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery

Live Auction, 16 October 2017

Jewellery, Watches, European and Oriental Decorative Arts
  • A Japanese carved ivory covered box, Meiji period (1868-1912)


Lot Estimate
ZAR 4 000 - 6 000

About this Item

A Japanese carved ivory covered box, Meiji period (1868-1912)

cylindrical, carved with a continuous frieze of chrysanthemums and peonies and highlighted with fan-shaped panels of Hotei and a maiden playing a liuqin, the cover similarly carved and with a flowerhead finial, signed in an oval reserve, 9cm high

*Not suitable for export.



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