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17TH/19TH CENTURY
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**TWO IVORY BRUSHPOTS
17th/19th century
The smaller brushpot finely incised with a scene of a massive elephant with a group of five attendants in a rocky landscape, the reverse with two inscriptions, one bearing a date corresponding to 1640; the larger brush pot slightly waisted and incised with figures at leisure in a rocky garden setting, the reverse with a couplet: 'Moving clouds reflected on the calm waters/Deep in the forest a quiet stillness may be heard'; together with a small ivory hexagonal box and cover, 18th/19th century, incised with various blossoming floral sprays on the top of the cover and on the sides; and a large ivory official's hu tablet, 17th/18th century
Brushpots 5 7/8 and 5 1/8 in. (14.7 and 13 cm.) high; box 2 1/8 in. (5.1 cm.) across; tablet 20 5/8 in. (52 cm.) long (4)
17th/19th century
The smaller brushpot finely incised with a scene of a massive elephant with a group of five attendants in a rocky landscape, the reverse with two inscriptions, one bearing a date corresponding to 1640; the larger brush pot slightly waisted and incised with figures at leisure in a rocky garden setting, the reverse with a couplet: 'Moving clouds reflected on the calm waters/Deep in the forest a quiet stillness may be heard'; together with a small ivory hexagonal box and cover, 18th/19th century, incised with various blossoming floral sprays on the top of the cover and on the sides; and a large ivory official's hu tablet, 17th/18th century
Brushpots 5 7/8 and 5 1/8 in. (14.7 and 13 cm.) high; box 2 1/8 in. (5.1 cm.) across; tablet 20 5/8 in. (52 cm.) long (4)
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Notice Regarding the Sale of Material from Endangered Species.
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