Important South African & International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery

Live Auction, 6 March 2017

English Silver, Furniture, Oriental and Cape Silver, Decorative Arts and Furniture

Sold for

ZAR 6 441
Lot 306
  • A Japanese ivory netsuke of a rat catcher, Meiji period (1868-1912)


Lot Estimate
ZAR 5 500 - 7 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 6 441

About this Item

A Japanese ivory netsuke of a rat catcher, Meiji period (1868-1912)

carved with a kneeling figure naked to the waist, his hands resting on a trap, his head turned to the left with mouth agape as a rat crawls over his left shoulder, signed, 3,3cm high; and another, of a fisherman attempting to open a clam, signed, 2cm high

* This lot is not suitable for export.

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