South African Art, Jewellery and Decorative Arts

Live Auction, 8 October 2012

Session 2

Sold for

ZAR 5 270
Lot 289
  • A Chinese carved ivory Medicine Doll, circa 1900


Lot Estimate
ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 5 270

About this Item

A Chinese carved ivory Medicine Doll, circa 1900
the reclining nude figure resting in a clam shell carved with a terrapin, a frog, a snake, a crab and waterlilies, 21cm long, on a carved wooden stand


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