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Lot #62 - A Shibayama ivory tusk vase mounted as a lamp, Meiji Period, late 19th century

  • Auction House:
    Sotheby's Australia
  • Sale Name:
    Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design
  • Sale Date:
    19 Jul 2016 ~ 6pm
  • Lot #:
    62
  • Lot Description:
    A Shibayama ivory tusk vase mounted as a lamp, Meiji Period, late 19th century
    the slightly curved cylindrical tusk inlaid in various materials including mother-of-pearl and stained ivory, with a cockerel perched on a blossoming tree, a hen and chicks on the ground below beside flowering peony, the reverse with a pair of ducks in flight above further flowering plants beside a lotus pond, the carved wood stand with an ivory mounted gallery above a broad apron pierced with floral panels, supported on four C-scroll legs on a pierced platform base, mounted for electricity, silk shade
    73 cm high (including stand)
  • Estimate:
    A$5,000 - 7,000
  • Realised Price:
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  • Category:
    Oriental

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