A CHINESE CANTON IVORY BASKET 19TH CENTURY With an octagonal lobed body intricately carved with...

A CHINESE CANTON IVORY BASKET

19TH CENTURY

With an octagonal lobed body intricately carved with reticulated panels with figures in landscapes, the domed cover with a peach-shaped finial and a bail handle with peony flowerheads, all supported on four short feet, 25cm. (2)

Cf. Chinese Ivories from the Shang to the Qing An Exhibition organised by The Oriental Ceramic Society jointly with The British Museum, 1984, p.182, no.256 for a related basket.