Beschreibung:

A pair of fine Japanese ivory bottle vases, Meiji period (1868-1912), each carved in relief with monkeys personified as people wearing robes and involved in pursuits, the first vase depicting monkeys freeing a bird from a cage, looking at a scroll and gathering fruit, the second with monkeys looking at theatrical props and trying to net fish from a tank, the necks engraved with diaper and modelled with drips of over-spilling liquid, each base inset with a mother-of-pearl seal signed with two different signatures, 9cm In light of the changing international market for the auctioning of Oriental Works of Art, Dreweatts advises prospective bidders that we will require registered bidders to provide additional evidence of identity and, at our sole discretion, we may also request financial references that might include the lodging of a £2,500 security deposit by a bank transfer or debit card prior to the commencement of the sale. the event that a deposit is sought it will be returned, without interest and at the bidder’s cost with respect to transaction charges, within 7 working days of the end of the sale. In all circumstances it is at Dreweatts sole discretion as to whether we are prepared to accept bids from any bidder and we urge interested bidders to make their sale registration applications as early as possible, and in any event no later than mid-day on Monday 19th September. Condition report disclaimer