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Lot 328
A large export carved mother-of-pearl shell
Estimated Value:
500 € - 800 €
Result:
incl. Premium and VAT
Description:
China, Canton, 19th centuryB. 23,5 cm
Finely carved mother-of-pearl shell (one of pair). The front carved to the centre with a gourd surrounded with flowers, a landscape of people in Chinese traditional clothing engaged in everyday activities in a terraced village above and fish and dragons below. The reverse is decorated with a flat, elegant incised design of floral tendrils.
Formerly from a private German collection - Signs of age, slightly chipped to the rim
