Asian Art Day One - 20th May 2009

Lot 347

A small Chinese ivory carving of a woman in a rustic barge

Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £1400

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Description

A small Chinese ivory carving of a woman in a rustic barge, carrying an urn down a river lined with pine and bamboo, early 19th century, 10cm. Provenance: Acquired by John Reeves after his arrival in Canton in 1812, and thence by descent.