Lot 629
  • 629

AN IVORY 'BOY AND BUFFALO' SEAL QING DYNASTY, 18TH – 19TH CENTURY |

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 HKD
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Description

  • 4.6 cm, 1 3/4  in.
of oval section, carved with a boy raising himself up onto the back of a buffalo, the base inscribed with seal characters reading Gu jian ge ('Pavilion for the Enjoyment of Antiques')

Provenance

Collection of Robert H. Blumenfield.
Christie's New York, 25th March 2010, lot 942.

Exhibited

Nicholas Grindley, London, 19th-27th March 2004, no. 7.