Two netsuke made of light brown and dark brown wood

Estimated Value:

600 € - 1.000 €

Result:

388 € incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

Japan, early 19th cent. and Meiji period
B. 4,2, H. 4,3 cm
1: Go player in a hinged bag on a game board with staghorn inlays. 2: Blind masseur, holding his apron
From an old private collection Rhineland, collected before 1985, coll. no. 76 and 69. No. 69 sold at Van Ham Cologne, 18/19 November 1977, lot 147 formerly collection Paul Vautier (1865-1938), acquired in Japan around 1910, sold in 1918 to Friedhelm Haniel (1888-1938), Düsseldorf, and then acquired in February 1978 at Offermann & Schmitz, Wuppertal (69 with note Ex Haniel, Ex Vautier 2/78 Offermann& Schmitz) - Minim. traces of age

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