Live Auction, 7 October 2019
Lot Estimate
R 15 000 - 20 000
Selling Price
Unsold
About this Item
A Japanese ivory okimono of a turtle keeper, Meiji period, 1868-1912
seated on a mat, supporting his chin in his right hand leaning on a stump, his left arm resting on his knee holding the toggle of a tabakoire, observing a turtle, kame, on a basket, signed in a red lacquer reserve, 7,8cm high; and a Japanese ivory figure of a turtle keeper, Meiji period (1868-1912), standing, gazing at a turtle, kame, resting in his right hand, his left hand offering the turtle a bowl of food, on a shaped oval base, signed, 18,9cm high
*This lot is not suitable for export
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seated on a mat, supporting his chin in his right hand leaning on a stump, his left arm resting on his knee holding the toggle of a tabakoire, observing a turtle, kame, on a basket, signed in a red lacquer reserve, 7,8cm high; and a Japanese ivory figure of a turtle keeper, Meiji period (1868-1912), standing, gazing at a turtle, kame, resting in his right hand, his left hand offering the turtle a bowl of food, on a shaped oval base, signed, 18,9cm high
*This lot is not suitable for export
(2)
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