Sold for:
$1,440
$1,440
Ivory Carvings of a Couple, China, 19th/20th century, dressed in a royal attire, the man wearing an official dragon robe with an official hat and a sword, his hand touching his long beard, ht. 9 1/2; the woman dressed in an official robe embellished with phoenix, the symbol of empress, her hair decorated with a hairpiece with a phoenix head, ht. 7 1/4 in., all carved in bas-relief with incised fine details, both fixed on a wood stand, with a carved wood display case.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-10-12
