Important South African & International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 14 March 2016
Session 2
Lot Estimate
ZAR 12 000 - 15 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 21 600
About this Item
Two Japanese ivory okimono netsuke, 19th century
the first of a takarabune with the figurehead of a cockerel, divided by a sail with an emblem of the auspicious crane, the front with three figures and umibøzu, the reverse with two figures, signed in a red lacquer reserve, 4,5cm high; the second, of a small pleasure boat, the interior with a couple in flagrante, with the oarsman viewing them from the stern, 2,7cm high
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