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18TH/19TH CENTURY
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A RARE CARVED BAMBOO DOCUMENT HOLDER, A BAMBOO PARFUMIER AND A MOULDED GOURD CRICKET CAGE
18TH/19TH CENTURY
The document holder finely carved and pierced around the exterior with a multi-levelled landscape inhabited by scholars and officials beneath pine trees, the tubular inner section similarly carved, inset with ivory on both ends; the moulded gourd cricket cage with emblems borne on trailing ribbons around the globular body, the base with a Guangxu four-character mark and of the period, the carved ivory cover with shrews and grapes; the bamboo parfumier carved around the exterior with the 'Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove'and inset with ivory on both ends
The largest 8 in. (20 cm.) high (3)
18TH/19TH CENTURY
The document holder finely carved and pierced around the exterior with a multi-levelled landscape inhabited by scholars and officials beneath pine trees, the tubular inner section similarly carved, inset with ivory on both ends; the moulded gourd cricket cage with emblems borne on trailing ribbons around the globular body, the base with a Guangxu four-character mark and of the period, the carved ivory cover with shrews and grapes; the bamboo parfumier carved around the exterior with the 'Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove'and inset with ivory on both ends
The largest 8 in. (20 cm.) high (3)
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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