Lot #87 - An ivory 'three friends' wrist rest, 19th century
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Auction House:Sotheby's Australia
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Sale Name:Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design
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Sale Date:25 Oct 2016 ~ 6pm
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Lot #:87
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Lot Description:An ivory 'three friends' wrist rest, 19th century
naturalistically carved in the form of a hollowed section of a pine trunk, the gnarled convex surface with a branch of pine needles, flowering prunus and bamboo canes in high relief extending over the sides, the concave underside with a polychrome cicada and further pine and bamboo branches in undercut relief
23.3 cm long -
Estimate:A$3,000 - 4,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Oriental
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