By Joei, probably Iwami Province, early 19th century — An ebony netsuke of a tortoise

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Estimate: £1,500–£1,800 hammer ≈ $1,934–$2,320
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Sale: Bonhams — The Robert S. Huthart Collection of Iwami Netsuke: Part II, London, New Bond Street · 6 November 2019
Record ID: TB-2026-720106
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An Ebony Netsuke Of A Tortoise, By Joei, probably Iwami Province, early 19th century. Bonhams, 6 Nov 2019, lot 118. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-720106.

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An Ebony Netsuke Of A Tortoise, By Joei, probably Iwami Province, early 19th century. Bonhams, 6 Nov 2019, lot 118. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-720106.

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From the same sale The Robert S. Huthart Collection of Iwami Netsuke: Part II · Nov 2019

Lot	Artist	Estimate
An umimatsu (sea-pine) netsuke of a rat on a flowering tree stump By …	An Umimatsu	£3,000–£3,500
Early 19th century	A Buffalo-horn Netsuke Of A Snail On A Taro Leaf	£2,500–£3,000
By Issho, 19th century	A Boar-tusk Netsuke With Bamboo	£1,500–£2,000
By Ryusui, Iwami Province, early 19th century	A Small Boar-tusk Netsuke With A Spider And Ferns	£1,500–£2,000
A boar-tusk netsuke with a minogame By Seiyodo Gansui (1809-1848), ea…	A Boar-tusk Netsuke With A Minogame By Seiyodo Gansui	£3,000–£3,500
By Mitani Goho, Aki Province, late 18th/early 19th century	An Ebony Netsuke Of A Mole Cricket On Driftwood	£2,000–£3,000

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

Artist	Lot	Result USD, incl. premium	Sale
An Ebony Netsuke Of A Tortoise	By Gan'ei, Iwami Province, early 19th century	$3,285	Bonhams, May 2019
An Ebony Netsuke Of A Tortoise	By Soryu, probably Iwami Province, late 18th/early 19th cent		Bonhams, Sep 2020
An Umimatsu	An umimatsu (sea-pine) netsuke of a cicada on an angled bran		Bonhams, Nov 2019
A Kurogaki	A kurogaki (black persimmon) wood netsuke of a crab on drift		Bonhams, May 2019
An Umimatsu	An umimatsu (sea-pine) netsuke of a cicada on a branch By Ka		Bonhams, May 2019
A Kurogaki	By Masanao, Ise, 19th century		Bonhams, Nov 2020
A Kurogaki	By Mitani Goho, Aki Province, late 18th/early 19th century		Bonhams, Nov 2019
A Kurogaki	A kurogaki (black persimmon) wood netsuke of Kikujido By Bok		Bonhams, May 2019

The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.