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Lot 280 · Portrait Miniatures, Objects of Vertu, Icons, Russian and

An ivory ball

An Ivory Ball

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Estimate
£300–£400 hammer ≈ $585–$779
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Portrait Miniatures, Objects of Vertu, Icons, Russian and , London (South Kensington) · 7 December 2004
Record ID
TB-2026-5859691
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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An Ivory Ball, An ivory ball. Christie's, 7 Dec 2004, lot 280. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5859691.

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From the same sale Portrait Miniatures, Objects of Vertu, Icons, Russian and · Dec 2004

LotArtistEstimateResult
Blagoe Molchanie Blagoe Molchanie £400–£600
A group of sewing related tartanware items A group of sewing related tartanware items £150–£200
English Provincial School, circa 1800 English Provincial School, circa 1800 £300–£500
After Annie Dixon After Annie Dixon £300–£500
Continental School, circa 1775 Continental School, Circa 1800 £200–£300
A bone tape measure A bone tape measure £300–£400

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An Ivory Ball By Ichimin, Meiji Period $524 Bonhams, May 2014
An Ivory Netsuke Of A Carp Meiji era, circa 1900 Bonhams, Mar 2018
Two Ivory Netsuke One by Shibayama and one by Kiyokatsu, 19th century Bonhams, Nov 2012
An Ivory Netsuke Of A Carp By Mitsutsugu, Osaka, late 19th century Bonhams, Nov 2016
An Ivory Ball By Shigemitsu, Meiji/Taisho Period Bonhams, May 2012
Two Ivory Netsuke Meiji Bonhams, Jul 2017
Hakuin Ekaku HAKUIN EKAKU (1685-1768) Ox Edo period (1615-1868), mid 18th Bonhams, May 2022
Two Ivory Netsuke Meiji Period, 19Th Century Christie's, Apr 1999

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