Important South African & International Art, Furniture, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 17 March 2014
Cape, Colonial, Oriental & Continental Silver, Furniture & Decorative Arts
Lot Estimate
ZAR 20 000 - 25 000USD 1 011 - 1 264
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 22 736
About this Item
A miniature Japanese gilt-metal mounted shibayama-inlaid ivory shodana, Meiji Period (1868-1912)
decorated in gold hiramaki-e and takamaki-e and inlaid mother-of pearl, coral and ivory with various birds and insects amongst flowers and fruit, with two sliding doors, one inlaid with a maiden, the other with a samurai, the lower section with a pair of cupboard doors and an arrangement of drawers, on a plinth base, signed, losses to inlay and metalwork, some cracks and repairs, 22,5cm high, 19,5cm wide, 8,5cm deep
Notes
* Subject to CITES permit when exporting
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