17TH CENTURY

Details

AN INDO-PORTUGESE CARVED AND TURNED IVORY APOTHECARY'S MORTAR
17TH CENTURY
4 ¾ in. (12 cm.) high

Provenance

With Finch & Co., London, 24 June 2015.

Exhibited

Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, Portuguese Expansion Overseas and the Art of Ivory, June 1991.

Special notice

Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

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