Lot #62 - A Shibayama ivory tusk vase mounted as a lamp, Meiji Period, late 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:19 Jul 2016 ~ 6pm
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Lot #:62
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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
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Realised Price:
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Category:Oriental
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