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258 ~ A CHINESE IVORY PUZZLE BALL ON STAND, PROBABLY CANTON, LATE 19TH CENTURY the ball openwork carved with dragons amidst clouds containing a further twelve concentric diaper pierced spheres, the stand with openwork carved dragons to base below a scholar figure and turned stem interrupted by a pierced cylinder ball 7cm diameter, 31cm high overall £120-180
261 ~ A GROUP OF FIVE CHINESE IVORY FIGURES OF SHOU XING (SHOU LAO), CIRCA 1900 each carved as the god of longevity with peach branches and fruit and attendant children, three showing him riding a deer, tallest 8cm high; together with another Chinese ivory of a god, the hatted figure riding a horse beside an attendant with fruiting branch 9.5cm high (6) £400-600 262 ~ A CHINESE IVORY BOX, PROBABLY CANTON, LATE 19TH CENTURY rectangular, carved with panels of flowers in relief against finely pierced diaperwork grounds, the pad feet headed by stylised masks and flanking openwork foliate spandrels 11.2cm long £70-100
259 259 ~ A CHINESE IVORY GROUP, 19TH CENTURY carved as a pair of naked women on a palm leaf, a modesty cloud over their midriffs, depicted with bound feet and highly dressed hair resting on a pillow 8cm long £150-250
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260 ~ A CHINESE IVORY FRAME, PROBABLY CANTON, LATE 19TH CENTURY domed rectangular, the easel frame deeply carved with birds amidst flowering branches concealed by doors carved with dragons on a pierced diaper ground, 8cm long; together with a Chinese ivory brush pot, probably Canton, late 19th century, carved with figures amid garden pavilions on a diaper-pierced ground, rim foot openwork carved with scrolls and foliage, 10.5cm high (2)
263 263 ~ A JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO OF A FATHER AND SON, GYOKUYUKI, MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912) sectionally carved as the man rests his son on his hip and a small bird lands on his arm (his long staff lacking), shaped oval base, signed to underside 21cm high £250-350
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