Lot #171 - A Carved And Pierced Ivory Tusk, Circa 1900
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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:15 Apr 2014 ~ 6pm
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Lot #:171
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Lot Description:A Carved And Pierced Ivory Tusk, Circa 1900
intricately carved on one side with men on horseback and on foot brandishing shields, weapons and banners travelling through a rocky landscape with trees and flowering plants, approaching a dignitary and attendant in a mountain pavilion, the other side with farmers returning from work, one leading a boy on a buffalo, to a village of thatched huts, wood stand
63.5 cm long -
Provenance:Acquired in China in the 1920's and thence by descent
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Estimate:A$8,000 - 10,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Oriental
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