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 7 000 - 9 000USD 397 - 511

About this Item

A Chinese ivory puzzle ball on stand, late 19th/early 20th century carved with concentric balls, the outer ball carved with peonies and foliage supported on a columnar stand carved with a further concentric ball knops, with two deities below, one holding a lotus bloom, the other a carved bowl, on a foliate base, chips, 35,4cm high; and another, similar, supported on a columnar stand of writhing dragons, repaired, some damage, set to a later ebonised stand, 36,5cm

*This lot is not suitable for export

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