Harcroft House Sale

Live Auction, 18 November 2019

Session Two
  • A Chinese ivory puzzle ball on stand, late 19th/early 20th century


Lot Estimate
ZAR 10 000 - 15 000

About this Item

A Chinese ivory puzzle ball on stand, late 19th/early 20th century

the outer ball carved with writhing dragons, the columnar stand with a smaller concentric ball knop supported on a deity's head, the standing figure holding a staff in his right hand and a double gourd vase in his left, with a bat on his right shoulder, on a carved and pierced base, chips, 39,5cm high; and two further smaller examples, chips, the taller 18,5cm high

*This lot is not suitable for export

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