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Lot #171 - A Carved And Pierced Ivory Tusk, Circa 1900

  • Auction House:
    Sotheby's Australia
  • Sale Name:
    Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design
  • Sale Date:
    15 Apr 2014 ~ 6pm
  • Lot #:
    171
  • 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
  • Estimate:
    A$8,000 - 10,000
  • Realised Price:
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  • Category:
    Oriental

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