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Auction archive: Lot number 76

A Canton ivory card case

Auction 25.09.1997
25 Sep 1997
Estimate
£400 - £600
ca. US$640 - US$960
Price realised:
£402
ca. US$643
Auction archive: Lot number 76

A Canton ivory card case

Auction 25.09.1997
25 Sep 1997
Estimate
£400 - £600
ca. US$640 - US$960
Price realised:
£402
ca. US$643
Beschreibung:

A Canton ivory card case carved in high relief with a multitude of figures at leisure pursuits in boats, pagodas and on terraces in garden landscapes -- 4½in. (10.4cm) high; another similar, smaller -- 3¾in. (9.5cm) high; another carved with cartouche shaped borders of flowers -- 3¾in. (9.5cm) high; an ivory tusk mounted on a wood stand -- 5¼in. (13.3cm) high; and a sectional slice of marine ivory -- 9½in. (24.1cm) long. See Illustration for first item (5)

Auction archive: Lot number 76
Auction:
Datum:
25 Sep 1997
Auction house:
Christie's
London, South Kensington
Beschreibung:

A Canton ivory card case carved in high relief with a multitude of figures at leisure pursuits in boats, pagodas and on terraces in garden landscapes -- 4½in. (10.4cm) high; another similar, smaller -- 3¾in. (9.5cm) high; another carved with cartouche shaped borders of flowers -- 3¾in. (9.5cm) high; an ivory tusk mounted on a wood stand -- 5¼in. (13.3cm) high; and a sectional slice of marine ivory -- 9½in. (24.1cm) long. See Illustration for first item (5)

Auction archive: Lot number 76
Auction:
Datum:
25 Sep 1997
Auction house:
Christie's
London, South Kensington
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