A very fine and highly realistic ivory model of a skull. Late 19th century - image-1

Lot 1188 Dα

A very fine and highly realistic ivory model of a skull. Late 19th century

Auktion 1112 - Übersicht Köln
16.06.2018, 16:31 - The Papp Collection of Netsuke
Schätzpreis: 2.400 € - 2.600 €
Ergebnis: 4.712 € (inkl. Aufgeld)

A very fine and highly realistic ivory model of a skull. Late 19th century

The human skull displays huge eye sockets and an upper jaw with front teeth missing, the various sutures finely incised and stained black.
Height 3.9 cm

Provenienz

Purchased from Helmut Laudenbach, Berg, March 1983
Coll. no. 852