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209 Y Ф
A PAIR OF CANTON IVORY RETICULATED
BALUSTER VASES
19th century
Each hexagonal facetted vase with finely
pierced panels with landscapes populated
with figures, the waisted neck flanked with
foliate handles, with everted mouth rim. Each:
22cm (8 5/8in) high (2).

£800 - 1,200
CNY7,100 - 11,000
HK$8,800 - 13,000

The Property of a lady

Provenance
The collection of a senior Indian civil service
official’s (Knight Commander of the Indian
Empire, KCIE, and awarded the star of India),
formed whilst in the Indian civil service and
during travels in Indo-China and Japan, and 209
thence by descent.

210 Y Ф
A GROUP OF CARVED IVORY TOOL
VASES
19th century
Including: a reticulated Canton ivory vase with
scholars in a pine forest; an incised cylindrical
box with scholars and a poetic inscription to
the reverse, together with a red-stained dice
shaker. The largest: 10.1cm (4in) high (6).

£800 - 1,200
CNY7,100 - 11,000
HK$8,800 - 13,000

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211 Y Ф
A CANTON CARVED IVORY COVERED
BASKET
19th century
The octagonal basket with pierced panels
with figural scenes, with a shaped lid with a
peach-form knop flanked with a swing handle;
together with an unusual Canton ivory tazza,
19th century.
The basket: 22cm (8 5/8in) wide (3).
£800 - 1,200
CNY7,100 - 11,000
HK$8,800 - 13,000
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