Harcroft House Sale
Live Auction, 18 November 2019
Session One
Lot Estimate
ZAR 15 000 - 20 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 15 932
About this Item
A large Chinese ivory carving of Shou-lao, Qing Dynasty, late 19th/early 20th century
the standing Immortal holding a ruyi sceptre in his left hand, his right hand holding his staff, his shoulders headed by the figure of a small laughing boy, the child's hand resting on the Immortal's head and clasping the top of the staff, with a crane by his feet, his left side carved with peaches, pomegranates and finger citron, the whole heightened and stained with black foliate decoration, the base now fixed, signed, 55cm high
*This lot is not suitable for export