28th Mar, 2014 9:00 GMT/BST

Spring Fine Art Sale

 
Lot 175
 

175

A Japanese Carved Ivory Okimono, Meiji period (1868-1912) as an elephant standing on the back...

A Japanese Carved Ivory Okimono, Meiji period (1868-1912) as an elephant standing on the back of another, 6.8cm high, 4.1cm wide, upon a rustic carved wood oval plinth; An Indian Carved Ivory Tower of Six Elephants, circa 1920, 9cm high, on turned wood base; A Small Indian Carved Standing Elephant, circa 1900, 5cm high, 6.4cm long; Two Polished Seeds, containing a large quantity of minute carved elephant figures, one with an elephant as a cover (both contained in a small circular box), the largest 1.5cm; and Seven Glass and Mineral Small Elephants, the largest 5cm high (11)
Not Sold

 

Okimono - good overall. Tower - good overall. Figure 3 - right ear cracked through and lightly reglued. Light drying crack on its back and very subtle discolouration. Seeds - both good. Remaining - all in good condition (some with natural mineral cracks, except the glass/rock crystal example which has the end of the trunk chipped off, piece not retained). 290114

 


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Auction: Spring Fine Art Sale, 28th Mar, 2014

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