CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, XVIIIEME-XIXEME SIECLE

Details

PETIT PLATEAU EN IVOIRE PARTIELLEMENT TEINTE
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, XVIIIEME-XIXEME SIECLE
Sa forme évoque un coquillage stylisé parcouru de poissons et coquillages, deux chauves-souris peintes en rouge se posent délicatement sur les bords ; petits accidents.
Longueur: 18,7 cm. (7 3/8 in.)

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.

Further details

A POLYCHROME IVORY INCENSE TRAY
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

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Lot Essay

See an ivory tray illustrated in Spink & Son, Ivories of China and the East, London, 1984, fig. 149. Also compare to a very closely related "double-gourd"-shaped ivory tray, sold in Christie's Paris, 13 June 2018, lot 101 and 23 June 2020, lot 6.

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