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Lot Y618

A RARE CARVED IVORY BRUSHPOT IN SHAPE OF A BAMBOO SEGMENT WITH BAMBOO DECORATION

Estimated Value:

2.000 € - 3.000 €

Result:

1.424 € incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

China, 18th/ 19th c.
H. 13,9 cm
Finely crafted in the shape of a bamboo segment with an inserted base plate made of medium brown wood.
From an old German private collection, acquired from Asiatica Handelskontor Kassel on 20 December 1975 (invoice preserved)
Cf. a similar work preserved in the Imperial collections published 'Classics of the Forbidden City - Bamboo, Wood, Ivory and Rhinoceros Carvings in the Collection of the Palace Museum', 2010, p. 230 - The marketing licence for ivory in the EU with the no. DE-K-230920-551 is available - Small old restoration at the mouth