Two stained ivory figures, 19th/20th century

one depicting Shou Lao, standing holding a peach and clasping his staff, a small boy attendant standing in front, the other a figure of a maiden holding a basket in one hand and a fan in the other, wood stands

(4)
22 cm, 24 cm high

• Lot Sold $2,000 (Hammer Price)
• $2,440 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Condition Report

Shou Lao - the lower exterior edge of his robe chipped back approx 1 cm Maiden - a crack running down the back of her head from the chignon to the neck and a fine vertical crack down the centre of her forehead . The outer edge of a ribbon at the base chipped off approx 0.5 cm and a minor chip off the edge below the trailing ribbons at the base approx 0.3 cm The stands screwed to the base of each.

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