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THREE IVORY BRUSH WASHERS
18th/19th century
Comprising two peach-shaped brush washers,
each carved in high relief to the interior with sprigs
of flower buds and blossoms, issuing from gnarled
branches reticulated with curling leaves and prunus
blossom, beside a pair of swooping bats; and a
gourd-shaped brush washer, the interior similarly
decorated with branches issuing flowers and gourd,
beside bats and a ruyi sceptre.
The largest 19cm (7 1/2in) wide (3).

£2,000 - 3,000
CNY17,000 - 26,000

十八/十九世紀 象牙筆掭 一組三件

Provenance: an English private collection, and
thence by descent

來源：英國私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今

Compare with several related ivory trays, 18th
century, illustrated by R.Kerr, P.Allen and Shih Ching-
Fei, Chinese Ivory Carvings: The Sir Victor Sassoon
Collection, London, 2016, pp.96-106.

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.