Asian Art Day One - 19th May 2010

Lot 7

A Chinese ivory figure of a mother

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £1100

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Description

A Chinese ivory figure of a mother, wearing flowing robes and kneeling with a child supported on one knee, Ming dynasty, some old repairs, 13.5cm. Provenance: Sackville, 5th Earl of Yarborough, purchased from John Sparks Ltd., for 5 guineas, and recorded in the Sparks archive.