04-20-201204-20-2012
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  • Seven Polychrome Ivory Carvings

    Seven Polychrome Ivory Carvings

    Lot: 89
    Sold for: $2,015$1,700

    Seven Polychrome Ivory Carvings, China, 20th century, two apples, an eggplant, green pepper, orange, cabbage, and citron, each with a scene carved on the interior, signed. more ...

  • Ivory Page Turner

    Ivory Page Turner

    Lot: 90
    Sold for: $652$550

    Ivory Page Turner, China, 19th century, top carved and pierced as two figures amidst rocks, lower section carved with flowers and objects in a diamond reserve, lg. 11 1/2 in. more ...

  • Large Ivory Carving

    Large Ivory Carving

    Lot: 91
    Sold for: $3,555$3,000

    Large Ivory Carving, China, 19th/20th century, standing figure of a female warrior dressed in armor carrying bows on her back and at her side, holding a sword and a halberd, wood stand, ht. more ...

  • Tall Ivory Carving

    Tall Ivory Carving

    Lot: 92
    Sold for: $5,629$4,750

    Tall Ivory Carving, China, 19th century, standing figure of Kuan Yin in an embellished robe, headdress decorated with a seated Buddha and two pheasants, with a windswept ribbon at the waist, hands more ...

  • Ivory Puzzle Ball and Stand

    Ivory Puzzle Ball and Stand

    Lot: 93
    Sold for: $1,067$900

    Ivory Puzzle Ball and Stand, China, 19th century, surface of ball carved with peonies revealing concentric spheres inside, supported on a stand with a lady standing on a base carved with contending more ...

  • Ivory Tusk Carving

    Ivory Tusk Carving

    Lot: 94
    Sold for: $1,778$1,500

    Ivory Tusk Carving, China, 19th century, slight crescent shape, carved and pierced with the Immortals and attendants in a mountainous landscape, ht. 11 1/2 in. more ...

  • Ivory Carving

    Ivory Carving

    Lot: 95
    Sold for: $3,851$3,250

    Ivory Carving, China, 20th century, figure of seated Hoitei, ht. with stand 8 in. more ...

  • Ivory Carving

    Ivory Carving

    Lot: 96
    Sold for: $2,370$2,000

    Ivory Carving, Japan, 19th century, figure of a deity with windswept robes, standing atop a carp in crashing waves, ht. 7 3/8 in. more ...

  • Ivory Carving

    Ivory Carving

    Lot: 97
    Sold for: $2,726$2,300

    Ivory Carving, China, 19th century, figure of a reclining apsara holding a fan in her right hand, wood stand, lg. 7 in. more ...

  • Ivory Carving

    Ivory Carving

    Lot: 98
    Sold for: $889$750

    Ivory Carving, China, 19th/20th century, standing figure of a woman dressed in a windswept robe with a fan in her left hand and a basket of peonies in her right, ht. including base 9 in. more ...

  • Ivory Carving

    Ivory Carving

    Lot: 99
    Sold for: $1,458$1,200

    Ivory Carving, Japan, 19th century, standing figure of a geisha holding a child and an iris, another child seated by her side on a toy horse, the geisha's kimono and obi sash elaborately incised, more ...

  • Ivory Brush Pot

    Ivory Brush Pot

    Lot: 100
    Sold for: $2,370$2,000

    Ivory Brush Pot, China, 19th century, carved in the form of a tree trunk with birds perched atop flowering branches, ht. with stand 9 1/4 in. more ...

  • Fan

    Fan

    Lot: 101
    Sold for: $790$650

    Fan, China, 20th century, feathers supported by an ivory handle, handle decorated with calligraphy and figures in a landscape, lg. 19 1/4 in. more ...

  • Four Ivory Carvings

    Four Ivory Carvings

    Lot: 102
    Sold for: $7,290$6,000

    Four Ivory Carvings, China, 19th century, each carving with two figures, with stand, ht. approx. 8 1/4 in. more ...

  • Carved Ivory Shrine

    Carved Ivory Shrine

    Lot: 103
    Sold for: $2,607$2,200

    Carved Ivory Shrine, China, 19th century, four doors carved in low relief on both sides, the two side panels depicting various Immortals in elaborately carved landscapes; the doors open on both more ...

  • Ivory Casket

    Ivory Casket

    Lot: 104
    Sold for: $5,629$4,750

    Ivory Casket, China, 19th century, the hinged lid deeply carved to depict a battle scene between two states, the front and back sides similarly carved, left and right side carved with blossoming more ...

  • Large Ivory Carving

    Large Ivory Carving

    Lot: 105
    Sold for: $1,823$1,500

    Large Ivory Carving, Japan, 19th century, cylindrical, depicting a scene from village life with blossoming flower branches at the top, includes a cover with a peony finial, signed under lid, ht. 12 more ...

  • Ivory Carving

    Ivory Carving

    Lot: 106
    Sold for: $1,701$1,400

    Ivory Carving, China, 19th century, standing figure of a woman holding peonies in her left hand, dressed in a loosely fitted robe, ht. with stand 10 1/8 in. more ...

  • Ivory Carving

    Ivory Carving

    Lot: 107
    Sold for: $830$700

    Ivory Carving, China, 19th/20th century, standing figure of a woman with peonies in her left hand and a basket of flowers in her right, in elegantly draped robes, ht. with stand 10 in. more ...

  • Two Ivory Boxes

    Two Ivory Boxes

    Lot: 108
    Sold for: $395$325

    Two Ivory Boxes, China, 19th century, a square box carved with figures amidst a garden landscape, and a circular box with five mother-of-pearl counters inside, 1 5/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 5/8, ht. 1 1/8, dia. more ...

  • Two Carte-de-visite Cases

    Two Carte-de-visite Cases

    Lot: 109
    Sold for: $911$750

    Two Carte-de-visite Cases, China, 19th century, an ivory case carved with figures in a pavilion and the initials C.E.L. in an oval plaque; and a boxwood case carved with figures in a pavilion, 3 1/4 more ...

  • Two Ivory Card Cases

    Two Ivory Card Cases

    Lot: 110
    Sold for: $1,580$1,300

    Two Ivory Card Cases, China, 19th century, one carved with a dragon amidst swirling waves and clouds, the other carved with figures in a wooded garden pavilion, 3 3/4 x 2 1/4 and 4 1/4 x 2 5/8 in., more ...

  • Ivory Figure

    Ivory Figure

    Lot: 111
    Sold for: $2,187$1,800

    Ivory Figure, China, standing figure of Cai Xing (God of Wealth) holding a staff, ht. 18 in. more ...

  • Ivory Covered Censer

    Ivory Covered Censer

    Lot: 112
    Unsold  

    Ivory Covered Censer, China, 19th century, censer supported on tripod feet, flanked by lion mask handles suspending loose rings, the body with relief carved cartouche on each side depicting more ...

  • Rosewood Carving

    Rosewood Carving

    Lot: 113
    Sold for: $365$300

    Rosewood Carving, China, 19th/20th century, depicting a figure of Kuan Yin standing next to a bixie beneath a pine tree, ht. 10 1/2 in. Provenance: Babson College Sorenson Center for the Arts, more ...

  • Ivory Wrist Rest

    Ivory Wrist Rest

    Lot: 114
    Unsold  

    Ivory Wrist Rest, China, 19th century, top carved with a bundle of plantain leaves, underside carved and pierced with figures in a landscape, some drinking tea, others looking at the trees, wd. 2 more ...

  • Ivory Wrist Rest

    Ivory Wrist Rest

    Lot: 115
    Sold for: $4,444$3,750

    Ivory Wrist Rest, China, 19th century, top side carved in low relief of villages outside a mountainous landscape, underside deeply carved with men on horseback during a battle scene, wd. 2 3/4, lg. more ...

  • Ivory Brush Pot

    Ivory Brush Pot

    Lot: 116
    Sold for: $7,703$6,500

    Ivory Brush Pot, China, 19th century, square, each panel finely carved in high relief depicting figures in various landscapes with pavilions and cottages, ht. 5 7/8 in. more ...

  • Ivory Paste Box

    Ivory Paste Box

    Lot: 117
    Sold for: $5,036$4,250

    Ivory Paste Box, China, 17th/18th century, circular box with domed cover carved with figures in an outdoor pavilion, lotus scroll and flowers to sides, incised shou character on base, dia. 2 5/8 more ...

  • Ivory Brush Pot

    Ivory Brush Pot

    Lot: 118
    Sold for: $652$550

    Ivory Brush Pot, China, 19th century, two carved cartouches depicting figures in an outdoor pavilion, engraved calligraphy, butterflies, and flowers on body, dia. approx. 2, ht. 4 in. more ...