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IVORY FIGURAL NETSUKE
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Lot 54Y
Four ivory netsuke of reptiles Early to late 19th century
7 November 2013, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £2,500 inc. premium
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Early to late 19th century
The first of five small turtles on a cluster of lotus leaves, of somewhat flattened compact form, unsigned, 3.5cm (1 3/8in); the second of a snail slithering over a short bamboo stem and leaves, unsigned, 6cm (2 3/8in); the third of a tortoise with a large butterfly alighting on its shell, unsigned, 3.8cm (1½in); the fourth of a toad clambering over a large gourd with a fly inlaid in coloured horn, unsigned, 3.8cm (1½in). (4).
The first of five small turtles on a cluster of lotus leaves, of somewhat flattened compact form, unsigned, 3.5cm (1 3/8in); the second of a snail slithering over a short bamboo stem and leaves, unsigned, 6cm (2 3/8in); the third of a tortoise with a large butterfly alighting on its shell, unsigned, 3.8cm (1½in); the fourth of a toad clambering over a large gourd with a fly inlaid in coloured horn, unsigned, 3.8cm (1½in). (4).
























