17th Jul, 2015 10:00 GMT/BST

Summer Fine Art Sale

 
  Lot 68
 

68

A Japanese Elephant Ivory Okimono, Meiji period (1868-1912), depicting a pedlar carrying a...

A Japanese Elephant Ivory Okimono, Meiji period (1868-1912), depicting a pedlar carrying a bucket and a branch pendant with various novelty objects including Noh masks, elephants, dolls, dice, takarabune and gourd bottles, two small children at his feet, the young boy playing with a spinning top, on oval base inset with mother-of-pearl rectangular signed seal, 9.5cm high

Sold for £500
Estimated at £500 - £700


 

Two minor chips. 100615

 


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Auction: Summer Fine Art Sale, 17th Jul, 2015

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