$200
Group of four Chinese carved ivory figurines including a fisherman, bust, peasant man, and an elephant. Carved fisherman figure depicted standing barefoot at full length and in the round. Man wearing a robe with stylized waves further emphasizing his trade and holding a long fishing pole with a caught fish connected to string and in between his legs. Marked on bottom. Height 5.75 inches. Carved bust figure of a court official with a large pearl at the top of his hat, as well as, a long braid down the center of his back. Bust figure attached to a rectangular wood stand. Unmarked. Height of ivory 2.9 inches. Carved peasant figure depicted at full length and in the round, holding an axe or hatchet and carrying wood over his back. Man with cropped pants and barefoot. Unmarked. Attached to a carved wood base. Height of ivory 4 inches. Small ivory carved elephant figure depicted walking forward with trunk raised above two tusks. Unmarked. Raised on carved wood base. Height of ivory elephant .9 inches.
Auctioneer:
Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery
Date:
2014-01-04
