FORTY-TWO CARVED IVORY EROTIC PANELS
PROBABLY WEST INDIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Originally forming a decorative motif around an ivory bed, each of rectangular form showing a male and female copulating in various different positions, the female retaining her jewellery, the male with sash flying but maintaining his turban in situ, set within a pavilion with curtain and drapes above, two broken
Each approx. 3 x 3in. (7.5 x 8cm.) (42)
FORTY-TWO CARVED IVORY EROTIC PANELS
PROBABLY WEST INDIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Originally forming a decorative motif around an ivory bed, each of rectangular form showing a male and female copulating in various different positions, the female retaining her jewellery, the male with sash flying but maintaining his turban in situ, set within a pavilion with curtain and drapes above, two broken
Each approx. 3 x 3in. (7.5 x 8cm.) (42)
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