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Lot 66 · Oriental Works of Art

An ivory okimono

An Ivory Okimono

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Estimate
£600–£800 hammer ≈ $996–$1,328
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — ORIENTAL WORKS OF ART, London (South Kensington) · 5 May 1998
Record ID
TB-2026-6652349
Record
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An Ivory Okimono, An ivory okimono. Christie's, 5 May 1998, lot 66. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6652349.

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From the same sale Oriental Works of Art · May 1998

LotArtistEstimateResult
Othello H. Pinggera (Italian, b. 1900) $4,000–$6,000
Picking Flowers Jean Baptiste Jules Trayer (French, 1824-1908) $10,000–$15,000
Il Bosco di Castagni Luigi Verga (Italian, b.1894) $3,000–$4,000
Vue des Grands Boulevards Eugne Galien-Laloue $12,000–$18,000
Quai de la Seine Eugne Galien-Laloue (French, 1854-1941) $12,000–$18,000
Portrait de Marthe Lebasque Henri Lebasque $6,000–$8,000

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An Ivory Okimono Meiji, by Kyoji $1,716 Bonhams, Jul 2014
An Ivory Okimono Meiji Period (Late 19Th Century), with Signature Seiko To Christie's, Sep 2002
An Ivory Okimono An ivory okimono Christie's, Nov 1999
An Ivory Okimono Meiji Period Bonhams, Feb 2013
An Ivory Okimono Meiji Period (19Th Century) Christie's, Mar 1998
An Ivory Okimono An Ivory Okimono Christie's, Jul 1998
Two Ivory Netsuke 20th century, both signed Inada Ichiro Bonhams, Mar 2014
A Famille Rose Baluster Vase Shouyi Tang four-character mark, probably Republic Period Bonhams, May 2019

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