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Two carved and polychrome ivory brush washers Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century | 清十八至十九世紀 染色象牙雕人物故事圖筆掭兩件

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November 9, 01:23 PM GMT

Estimate

2,000 - 3,000 EUR

Lot Details

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Property from a French private collection

Two carved and polychrome ivory brush washers

Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century


each carved in the form of fruiting vine leaf with a couple of dormice clambering on the grapes, the interior hollowed out and decorated with figures in relief, including Ciu Shannam feeding her great-grandmother with her breast as a sign of filial piety

(4)

14.6 cm, 5¾ in.

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Collection particulière française

Deux rince-pinceaux en ivoire sculpté et polychrome, dynastie Qing, XVIIIe-XIXe siècle

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法國私人收藏

清十八至十九世紀 染色象牙雕人物故事圖筆掭兩件

Acquired by the grandfather of the present owner in China prior to 1927, and thence by descent in the family.

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現藏家祖父於1927年以前得自中國

後家族承傳至今