Property of a Channel Islands Collector.
A collection of export ivories
Chinese and Japanese, late 19th/early 20th century
A typical Chinese export card case decorated with figures in a terraced village, 9.5cm high, a puzzle ball formed of at least ten pierced layers, the exterior carved with dragons, 6cm diameter, a pair of spill vases with similar village scenes, 9.7cm high, a patterned parasol handle, 14.5cm long, a shoe horn carved with flowers, 27cm long, a letter opener decorated with three monkeys, 36cm long, and a pair of ojime mounted as earrings,
A typical Chinese export card case decorated with figures in a terraced village, 9.5cm high, a puzzle ball formed of at least ten pierced layers, the exterior carved with dragons, 6cm diameter, a pair of spill vases with similar village scenes, 9.7cm high, a patterned parasol handle, 14.5cm long, a shoe horn carved with flowers, 27cm long, a letter opener decorated with three monkeys, 36cm long, and a pair of ojime mounted as earrings,
Sold for
£687
inc. premium
Category: Asian Art / Chinese Works of Art
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