Harcroft House Sale

Live Auction, 18 November 2019

Session One

Sold for

ZAR 45 520
Lot 19
  • A pair of Burmese silver-mounted ivory elephant tusks, 20th century
  • A pair of Burmese silver-mounted ivory elephant tusks, 20th century
  • A pair of Burmese silver-mounted ivory elephant tusks, 20th century
  • A pair of Burmese silver-mounted ivory elephant tusks, 20th century
  • A pair of Burmese silver-mounted ivory elephant tusks, 20th century
  • A pair of Burmese silver-mounted ivory elephant tusks, 20th century
  • A pair of Burmese silver-mounted ivory elephant tusks, 20th century
  • A pair of Burmese silver-mounted ivory elephant tusks, 20th century
  • A pair of Burmese silver-mounted ivory elephant tusks, 20th century
  • A pair of Burmese silver-mounted ivory elephant tusks, 20th century
  • A pair of Burmese silver-mounted ivory elephant tusks, 20th century
  • A pair of Burmese silver-mounted ivory elephant tusks, 20th century
  • A pair of Burmese silver-mounted ivory elephant tusks, 20th century
  • A pair of Burmese silver-mounted ivory elephant tusks, 20th century
  • A pair of Burmese silver-mounted ivory elephant tusks, 20th century
  • A pair of Burmese silver-mounted ivory elephant tusks, 20th century


Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 30 000 - 40 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 45 520
Auction Catalogue

About this Item

A pair of Burmese silver-mounted ivory elephant tusks, 20th century
each set into the back of a kneeling Burmese elephant, the tusks supporting a temple gong, raised on a rectangular-shaped wavy base, with associated mallet, restorations, the silver apparently unmarked, 95 by 183cm

*This lot is not suitable for export

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