A carved and pierced ivory tusk, circa 1900
(2)Estimate $8,000 – $10,000
intricately carved on one side with men on horseback and on foot brandishing shields, weapons and banners travelling through a rocky landscape with trees and flowering plants, approaching a dignitary and attendant in a mountain pavilion, the other side with farmers returning from work, one leading a boy on a buffalo, to a village of thatched huts, wood stand
(2)
63.5 cm long
- Lot Sold $7,500 (Hammer Price)
- $9,150 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Acquired in China in the 1920's and thence by descent
Alison AlfordSpecialist Arts & DesignSydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Alison Alford |
Ann RobertsConsultant, Asian Art Arts & DesignMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9509 2900 E: Ann Roberts |
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Philip A. GoreConsultant, Clocks, Barometers & Scientific Instruments Arts & Design |