EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
Details
An ivory okimono
Edo Period (19th Century)
Of a basket seller, the well carved figure with a wide variety of different sized baskets suspended from a bamboo pole across his shoulder, slight old damage
15.7 cm. (6 3/16 in.) high
Edo Period (19th Century)
Of a basket seller, the well carved figure with a wide variety of different sized baskets suspended from a bamboo pole across his shoulder, slight old damage
15.7 cm. (6 3/16 in.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Sussex, 4 April 1995, lot 788 (to Dreesmann).
Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (inventory no. E-44).
Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (inventory no. E-44).
Special notice
Christie's charges a Buyer's premium calculated at 20.825% of the hammer price for each lot with a value up to €90,000. If the hammer price of a lot exceeds €90,000 then the premium for the lot is calculated at 20.825% of the first €90,000 plus 11.9% of any amount in excess of €90,000. Buyer's Premium is calculated on this basis for each lot individually.