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34 | BONHAMS AN UNUSUAL IVORY ‘DOCTOR’S MODEL’
19th century
Carved seemingly as a reclining nude European lady with her head
upon a cushion, with an 18th century hairstyle, the left hand hiding her
modesty with a branch, carved wood stand.
19.5cm (7 5/8in) long (2).

£800 - 1,200
CNY6,900 - 10,000 HK$8,000 - 12,000

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A LARGE IVORY ‘DOCTOR’S MODEL’
19th century
The figure finely carved as a nude lady reclining on her left arm, with
a loose bangle, the right hand cupping the breasts, the hair arranged
into a swept back style, the tiny feet in ‘lotus shoes’.
35.5cm (14in) long

£2,000 - 3,000
CNY17,000 - 26,000 HK$20,000 - 30,000

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A CARVED AND POLYCHROMED IVORY VASE AND COVER
19th century
The cylindrical vessel deeply carved with two foliate cartouches
enclosing figural scenes of Daoist deities visiting a pavilion for a
celebration, reserved on a ground of archaistic scrolls and lotus flower
heads, the shoulder with four rams’ heads carved in-the-round, the lid
with an elaborate lappeted finial, wood stand.
27cm (10 5/8in) high (3).

£1,500 - 2,000
CNY13,000 - 17,000 HK$15,000 - 20,000