A GROUP OF FOUR IVORY CARVINGS AND A BRONZE WEIGHT

Estimated Value:

500 € - 800 €

Result:

1.100 € incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

Japan, Meiji period
H. 17/ D. 5-7 cm
A) An ivory vase on a wooden stand, carved with a dragon above waves and a roaring tiger on a rock. Crack. The wooden stand with inlay of silver wire, two feet restuck, b) an okimono of dragon coiling around a jewel, the pupils of horn, c) an okimono of a skull with a coiled snake on top, collector’s number in ink, d) a spherical stick handle carved with comical masks, signed Shungyoku, e) a bunchin shaped as a snail with a smaller animal on top and a small sea snail at the side.
Old South German noble possession, collected before WW II - Trade certificate: The sales permit for this lot is available (certificate no. DE-K-221108-376) - Very slightly chipped

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