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

Auction 1112 - overview Cologne
16.06.2018, 16:31 - The Papp Collection of Netsuke
Estimate: 1.200 € - 1.400 €
Result: 3.224 € (incl. premium)

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

Provenance

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