Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - Day 2 - 21st April 2021
Lot 514
λ A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF ONO NO KOMACHI
Estimate £250 - £350 | Hammer £220
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Description
λ A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF ONO NO KOMACHI
EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY
the poetess depicted as an elderly woman resting on a decaying post, her straw hat and woven basket by her side, a paper collection label to the back reading 'G 929'
6cm
Provenance
Formerly the collection of Sir Sydney Richard Wells, 1st Baronet, D.L., M.P. for Bedford (1879-1957) of Felmersham Grange, Bedfordshire, and thence by descent.