Lot 355
  • 355

Langouste articulée en ivoire sculpté Japon, époque Meiji (1868-1912)

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 EUR
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Description

  • Ivory
sculptée et assemblée à l'imitation d'un véritable crustacé, la queue, les pattes, et les antennes entièrement mobiles, scole original en bois

Provenance

Collection particulière britannique

Condition

Three of the smaller fins beneath the body and the outside sections of the tail are missing ; some repairs to the antennaes and chipped tip-end ; the original lacquered wood stand with some rubbing and wear to the gilding otherwise in good condition.
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