Dora Tan
Head of Sale, Specialist
Lot 1042Ф,Y
AN IVORY FIGURE OF A BOY MYANMAR OR THAILAND, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
2 December 2021, 19:00 HKT
Hong Kong, Six Pacific PlaceHK$60,000 - HK$80,000
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Mark Rasmussen
International Director
AN IVORY FIGURE OF A BOY
MYANMAR OR THAILAND, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
17 cm (6 3/4 in.) high
17 cm (6 3/4 in.) high
Footnotes
緬甸或泰國 十八/十九世紀 象牙男童像
Carved in the round, this spirited, cherubic boy would have served as a talisman, and his sound condition demonstrates that he was handled with great care. For related examples, see Tardy, Les Ivoires, Part II, 1977, p.204, as well as a Thai piece deaccessioned from the Pitt Rivers Museum in Sotheby's, London, 25 November 1980, lot 191.
Provenance:
Sotheby's, Paris, 13 June 2012, lot 49
Private Collection, United Kingdom