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30 avril 2020

A miniature ivory 'Double gourd and monkey' play thing, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Lot 226. A miniature ivory 'Double gourd and monkey' play thing, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 6cm., 2 3/8 inEstimate 8,000 — 12,000. Lot sold 7,500 GBP. Photo courtesy Sotheby's.

intricately carved in the form of a hollowed double gourd, with a monkey and further gourds growing from vines in low relief around the exterior, the domed cover similarly carved with a monkey and vine, opening to reveal a long chain with a basket of flowers and a third monkey, with a later metal ring around the middle section of the gourd, wood box.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 13 may 2015

 

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