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INDIA, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
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AN ANGLO-INDIAN CARVED IVORY BACKSCRATCHER
INDIA, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Modelled as a hand, the palm decorated with a leaf and a bunch of grapes, the twisted handle with a mythical beast finial from which mouth springs a bird
14.5in. (37cm.) long
INDIA, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Modelled as a hand, the palm decorated with a leaf and a bunch of grapes, the twisted handle with a mythical beast finial from which mouth springs a bird
14.5in. (37cm.) long
Special notice
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