Asian Art II - 23rd May 2013

Lot 927

λ A Japanese ivory netsuke carved as a Dutchman 18th century

Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £1300

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Description

λ A Japanese ivory netsuke carved as a Dutchman 18th century, standing wearing a buttoned jacket with shishi and peonies and holding a doll with a Dutch hat, unsigned, 9.2cm.

Provenance: from the collection of the 2nd Viscount Bearsted, and thence by descent.