A carved and pierced ivory tusk, circa 1900

(2)

Estimate $8,000 – $10,000

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Alternate Views

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

(2)
63.5 cm long

Lot Sold $7,500 (Hammer Price)
$9,150 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Acquired in China in the 1920's and thence by descent

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Alison Alford

Specialist

Arts & Design
Sydney
T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402
E: Alison Alford

Ann Roberts

Consultant, Asian Art

Arts & Design
Melbourne
T: +61 (0)3 9509 2900
E: Ann Roberts

Harley Young

Specialist, Arts & Design

Arts & Design
Melbourne
T: +61 (0)3 9509 2900
E: Harley Young

Anthony Hurl

Specialist, Arts & Design

Arts & Design
Adelaide
T: +61 (0)8 7225 7836
E: Anthony Hurl

Philip A. Gore

Consultant, Clocks, Barometers & Scientific Instruments

Arts & Design
Melbourne
T: +61 (0)3 9509 2900

Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design

AU0786 | 15 Apr 2014 | Sydney
6 PM

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