Harcroft House Sale
Live Auction, 18 November 2019
Session One
Lot Estimate
ZAR 4 000 - 6 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 4 221
About this Item
A Japanese ivory and Shibayama style page turner, Meiji period, 1868-1912
the handle carved with an octopus, its tentacles entwining a fish, a scaly fish above, the blade highlighted in gold and black lacquer with insects and Morning Glory, applied with mother-of-pearl and semi-precious stones, staining, crack, minor chips, 26cm long; and a Japanese ivory okimono of a tiger catching a squirrel by its tail, Meiji period, 1868-1912, losses, staining, 12,5cm long
*This lot is not suitable for export
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