Lot n° 44
Estimation :
1000 - 2000
EUR
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Result
: 4 000EUR
*Rare ivory box with relief-carved decoration on each side o - Lot 44
*Rare ivory box with relief-carved decoration on each side of a horseman and his retinue crossing a bridge and go players accompanied by a musician. The sides are decorated with motifs of musical instruments and the double gourd reputed to contain the Elixir of Long Life, flanked by ribboned scrolls and a flycatcher. The lid is richly decorated with bamboos, pomegranates, prunus flowers and chrysanthemums, and the handle is in the shape of a "chien de fô". The base is decorated with openwork Greek motifs.
Vietnam, first half of the 19th century, Court of Hué.
Height: 8.5 cm. Length: 15.3 cm. Width: 8.5 cm.
Weight: 265.7g.
(One metal element to be refixed).
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