By Gan'ei, Iwami Province, early 19th century — An ebony netsuke of a tortoise

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Estimate: £2,000–£2,500 hammer ≈ $2,576–$3,220
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Sale: Bonhams — The Robert S. Huthart Collection of Iwami Netsuke: Part I, London, New Bond Street · 15 May 2019
Record ID: TB-2026-726061
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An Ebony Netsuke Of A Tortoise, By Gan'ei, Iwami Province, early 19th century. Bonhams, 15 May 2019, lot 68. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-726061.

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An Ebony Netsuke Of A Tortoise, By Gan'ei, Iwami Province, early 19th century. Bonhams, 15 May 2019, lot 68. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-726061.

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

Lot	Artist	Estimate
By Mitani Goho, Aki Province, late 18th/early 19th century	A Large Kurogaki	£3,000–£3,500
A kurogaki (black persimmon) wood netsuke of a minogame on driftwood …	A Kurogaki	£6,000–£8,000
An ebony netsuke of a minogame on driftwood By Seiyodo Tomiharu (1733…	An Ebony Netsuke Of A Minogame On Driftwood By Seiyodo Tomiharu	£5,000–£6,000
By Ryusui, Iwami Province, early 19th century	A Small Boar-tusk Netsuke With A Spider And Ferns	£2,000–£2,500
By Ryusui, early 19th century	An Ebony Netsuke Of A Crab On Driftwood	£3,500–£4,000
By Gan'ei, Iwami Province, circa 1830-1843	An Unusual Boar-tusk Netsuke Of A Landscape With Mount Fuji	£2,500–£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 Soryu, probably Iwami Province, late 18th/early 19th cent	$2,920	Bonhams, Sep 2020
An Ebony Netsuke Of A Tortoise	By Joei, probably Iwami Province, early 19th century		Bonhams, Nov 2019
An Umimatsu	An umimatsu (sea-pine) netsuke of a carp swimming up a water		Bonhams, Nov 2019
A Kurogaki	By Masanao, Ise, 19th century		Bonhams, Nov 2020
An Umimatsu	An umimatsu (sea-pine) netsuke of a cicada on a branch By Ka		Bonhams, May 2019
An Umimatsu	An umimatsu (sea-pine) netsuke of a cicada on a log By Kanma		Bonhams, May 2019
An Ebony Netsuke Of A Tortoise	By Sekishu, Iwami Province, late 18th/early 19th century		Bonhams, Nov 2019
A Wood Netsuke Of A Recumbent Ox	By Kokei, Kuwana, Ise Province, late 18th century		Bonhams, Nov 2020

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.