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Lot 1080Y
Two ivory backscratchers South India 19th century
19 March 2012, 14:00 EDT
New YorkSold for US$1,125 inc. premium
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Two ivory backscratchers
South India 19th century
One with a curved hand set on a flat panel carved with a fine-tooth comb and long prong terminal; the other with a large curved hand set on a elaborately carved shaft and tapering square-sectioned grip with a yali terminal. 10, 13 1/4 in. (25.4, 33.6 cm.) long
One with a curved hand set on a flat panel carved with a fine-tooth comb and long prong terminal; the other with a large curved hand set on a elaborately carved shaft and tapering square-sectioned grip with a yali terminal. 10, 13 1/4 in. (25.4, 33.6 cm.) long
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Provenance:
Both acquired from Spink & Son, 1982
























