Lidded vessel. Ivory. Late 19th century.
Signed... Lot 345
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Lidded vessel. Ivory. Late 19th century.
Signed in seal form: Tomioka
In the shape of an elephant's tooth segment with inserted thin base plate and flat lid with tiger pommel. Four tigers attacking an elephant in relief on the wall, the elephant has wrapped its trunk around one of the tigers.
H 19.8 cm
Provenance
Private collection, Hesse, acquired from Carola van Ham, Cologne, 6.12.1991, lot 222
This object was made using materials for which a CITES permit is required for export to countries outside the EU. We would like to point out that a permit is not usually issued.
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