Harcroft House Sale
Live Auction, 18 November 2019
Session One
Lot Estimate
ZAR 15 000 - 20 000
About this Item
A tall Japanese ivory okimono of a fisherman, Meiji period, 1868-1912
standing barefooted on a rocky outcrop, wearing a straw apron over his tunic, holding a fishing net in both hands, a young boy below holding his net containing a fish, on a stylised wavy base, losses, cracks, repairs, signed, 43,5cm high, raised on a tiered carved pentagon-shaped wooden base headed by turned ivory finials, 11,5cm high
*This lot is not suitable for export
Other lots that might interest you
A Continental ivory figure of St George slaying the dragon, 20th century
ZAR 4 000 - 6 000
A pair of Chinese Export carved ivory tusks, late 19th/early 20th century
ZAR 12 000 - 15 000
A miscellaneous collection of Chinese and Japanese ivories, 19th/20th century
ZAR 3 000 - 4 000
Two needlework wall panels, 20th century
ZAR 600 - 800
A quantity of organza table linen
ZAR 900 - 1 200
Three Oriental bamboo and metal-bound vessels
ZAR 900 - 1 200
