Lot #1058A - 2 19th C Thai Ivory Book Pointers
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Auction House:Davidson Auctions
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Sale Name:Estate & Collector
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Sale Date:26 Nov 2023 ~ 10am (AEDT)
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Lot #:1058A
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Lot Description:2 19th C Thai Ivory Book Pointers
Both with pierced, carved terminals. A near identical example is in the Met collection. Accession No. 1987.420.6. (L18cm, & 23cm) -
Provenance:Estates Late Adolphe and Asra Alexander, a German-Thai couple involved with architecture, interior design and import-export merchant trading, initially operating in Bangkok they moved to Brisbane in 1960. Asra was the daughter of a German merchant living in Thailand whose company imported luxury European goods, and (with royal warrant) counted the Thai palace among their customers. Thence by descent - private collection, Canberra.
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Notes:Ivory export restrictions.
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Estimate:A$200 - 400
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Realised Price:
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Category:Oriental
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