A CARVED IVORY 'RECLINING LADY' BRUSHREST QING DYNASTY, DAOGUANG PERIOD

her head resting on her right hand, while her left arm extends to reach her raised left leg crossed over the right, gazing upward with a peaceful expression, dressed in tunic fastened with a ribbon below the chest, over loose pants cascading over her tiny 'lotus' shoes, the cream-coloured surface with an attractive patina

Acquired in Paris between the 1970s and the early 90s.