AN IVORY SNAKE-FORM CARVING , POSSIBLY ANGLO-INDIAN, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY | Christie's

Sale 1376

Important European Furniture, Works of Art, Tapestries,

New York

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19 May 2004

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Lot 184

AN IVORY SNAKE-FORM CARVING

POSSIBLY ANGLO-INDIAN, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY

Price realised

USD 19,120

Estimate

USD 5,000 - USD 8,000

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AN IVORY SNAKE-FORM CARVING
POSSIBLY ANGLO-INDIAN, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
Of twisted form with mother-of-pearl-inset head and metal-tipped tail, mounted on a bronze rectangular base
35½ in. (90 cm.) long

Provenance

Acquired from Garrick Stephenson, New York, in 1990.
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