TEST ITEM - A rare pair of Chinese carved and brown stained ivory wrist rests, 19th century

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Auction Start: 23/10/19 00:00:00 UTC
Auction Ending: 06/11/19 15:49:33 UTC
Auction Finished : 06/11/19 15:50:33 UTC
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TEST ITEM - A rare pair of Chinese carved and brown stained ivory wrist rests, 19th century

A rare pair of Chinese carved and brown stained ivory wrist rests, 19th century

牙雕腕搁一对, 19世纪

 

each modelled as stylised sectional lotus roots,  the exteriors carved with sinuous lotus stems, leaves, seed pods and flowers divided by cross hatched collars,  the interiors each finely carved with three graduated oval undercut scenic panels depicting figures at various outside pursuits within wooded landscapes, including figures with a boat to the foreground, figures seated around a table with a dog to the foreground, figures seated around a table within a rockwork landscape, figures within a wooded hilltop settlement, figures and a dog within a wooded rockwork landscape and three figures beside a well (2)

 

此象牙腕搁呈弯曲莲藕状, 外部刻有莲蓬、荷叶、荷花图案,内部分为三节, 以藕节为形, 每节以剔地法雕剔出人物形象, 包括游船、耍狗、独坐、交友等, 背景有自然山水及家居街巷, 人物动态各异, 极富生活趣味

Size: 45.5cm long
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Condition: In good condition with some minor wear to the staining and with a few minor minute chips and blemishes to the extremities. The two sections originally fitting together to form a whole lotus root but now slightly warped from age so that they do not lock to
Estimate: £3000 – 5000

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