A rare Chinese ivory perfumière

A rare Chinese ivory perfumière, the cylindrical body finely carved and reticulated with a design of figures and water buffalo on a path past pagodas amidst pine, chrysanthemum, prunus and willow, the ends with borders of flyfot and key fret, and mounted with hardwood terminals, 17th/18th century, 17.8cm. Paper label for John Sparks Ltd., 128 Mount Street. Provenance: Sackville, 5th Earl of Yarborough. Cf. Selected Ivory Carvings for the Sir Victor Sassoon Chinese Ivories Trust, no.39, p.71 for another ivory perfumière.