Lot 451
A set of four ivory erotic Charpei Legs Orissa, 19th Century (4)
29 April 2004, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £7,409 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA set of four ivory erotic Charpei Legs
Orissa, 19th Century
Orissa, 19th Century
each with flaring base, truncated spherical section and egg-shaped top with two apertures for supports, all carved in relief, the base with three roundels depicting copulating couples, the top section with four roundels containing further erotic scenes
each 32 cm. high(4)
each 32 cm. high(4)
Footnotes
These ivory legs related to plaques also from Orissa that were produced from the 13th Century to the 19th Century, depicting couples in erotic positions. For examples of these, see lots 450 and 452 in the present sale.