A CHINESE CANTON IVORY BASKET AND COVER 19TH CENTURY The octagonal lobed body intricately carved...

A CHINESE CANTON IVORY BASKET AND COVER 19TH CENTURY The octagonal lobed body intricately carved with reticulated panels of 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.