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Lot 7024Ф,Y
An elaborate carved coral figural group Late 19th/early 20th century
23 June 2015, 10:00 PDT
San FranciscoSold for US$8,750 inc. premium
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An elaborate carved coral figural group
Late 19th/early 20th century
Carved as a mythical paradise with two female immortals standing on a network of clouds, tree peony branches and rockwork enclosing an amphora vase, a dragon emerging from the waves below ridden by a bearded sage, a boat moored nearby, set into a carved tinted ivory and wood base.
8in (20.2cm) high
Carved as a mythical paradise with two female immortals standing on a network of clouds, tree peony branches and rockwork enclosing an amphora vase, a dragon emerging from the waves below ridden by a bearded sage, a boat moored nearby, set into a carved tinted ivory and wood base.
8in (20.2cm) high
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Provenance:
acquired in 1966 as per acquisition number 1966.351














