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267 Y Ф
AN IVORY ‘MEDICAL’ FIGURE
17th/18th century
The female figure modelled reclining and with one
hand supporting her head, with small bound feet,
the ivory of a light caramel hue, box.
14cm (5 1/2in) long (2).
£2,000 - 3,000
CNY18,000 - 27,000

十七/十八世紀 牙雕春宮仕女把件

Provenance: a distinguished French private
collection

來源： 顯貴法國私人收藏

Compare with two related ivory figures of ladies, Qing
dynasty, in the Sir Victor Sassoon collection, illustrated
by R.Kerr, P.Allen & C.F.Shih in Chinese Ivory Carvings:
the Sir Victor Sassoon Collection, London, 2016,
pp.300-301. The present lot is an early example of a
well-known model.

268 Y Ф
A RARE IVORY CARVING OF A SEATED LADY
Late Ming Dynasty
The lady dressed in long flowing robes and beaded
jewellery, her hair tied into a high chignon, seated
in royal ease and leaning on a rocky outcrop
supported by a standing bird, fitted box.
8.3cm (3 1/4in) high (2).
£6,000 - 10,000
CNY54,000 - 89,000

268 明末 牙雕仕女坐像

Provenance: a distinguished French private
collection

來源： 顯貴法國私人收藏

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