A stag antler netsuke of a whale. Second half 19th century - image-1

Lot 1159 Dα

A stag antler netsuke of a whale. Second half 19th century

Auktion 1112 - Übersicht Köln
16.06.2018, 16:31 - The Papp Collection of Netsuke
Schätzpreis: 1.200 € - 1.400 €
Ergebnis: 3.224 € (inkl. Aufgeld)

A stag antler netsuke of a whale. Second half 19th century

The antler is cleverly used to represent a slender whale with a high dorsal fin, the fins at the gills pressed to the body, elegantly moving through water. The eye pupils of black horn. Seal mark.
Length 14.5 cm

Provenienz

Purchased from Helmut Laudenbach, Berg, December 1987
Coll. no. 565 (handwritten)