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Lot 426 · The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration

Late Meiji Period

Five Ivory Okimono

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Estimate
€600–€900 hammer ≈ $688–$1,032
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration, New York · 4 November 2003
Record ID
TB-2026-5987058
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Five Ivory Okimono, LATE MEIJI PERIOD. Christie's, 4 Nov 2003, lot 426. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5987058.

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From the same sale The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration · Nov 2003

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Tajik Children, Xinjiang, China, 2001 MICHAEL S. YAMASHITA (B. 1949) $800–$1,200
Self-Portrait in a Cutout Window Silhouette, Paris, May, c. 1936 MAYNARD OWEN WILLIAMS (1888-1963) $2,000–$3,000
Young performers, New Orleans, c. 1934 HELEN T. FARRELL $500–$700
Boulevard des Italiens, Paris, 1936 MAYNARD OWEN WILLIAMS (1888-1963) $1,500–$2,500
Huli Tribesman, Papua New Guinea, 1998 JODI COBB $1,500–$2,500
Relief from Summer Heat, Housatonic River, CT, 1935 LUIS MARDEN (1913-2003) $1,000–$1,500

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