13th May, 2021 9:30

Interiors, Homes & Antiques
 
Lot 672
 

A CHINESE CANTON IVORY SPHERICAL PUZZLE BALL, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

A CHINESE CANTON IVORY SPHERICAL PUZZLE BALL, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY, carved overall with long dragons, with pierced balls within, 6.5cm diameter, together with a three section Canton ivory parasol handle, pierced and carved with panels of leaves and reel turning and a Japanese ivory shoe horn, carved with an eagle and a squirrel resting on a peach, 18cm long (3)

Ball-The surface ball is ok, some inner balls are fractured, obvious general staininmg to the ivory

Shoe horn has general staining, some chips to edge

Cane handle: this has wear to the overall carving, there is cracking to the cane, also there is a break, which is not illustrated online, but is on the condition report images, to one of the shafts

Sold for £56

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