30 avril 2020
A miniature ivory 'Double gourd and monkey' play thing, Qing dynasty, 18th century
Lot 226. A miniature ivory 'Double gourd and monkey' play thing, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 6cm., 2 3/8 in. Estimate 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... [Lire la suite]