A gourd and ivory cricket cage. Late 19th century - image-1
A gourd and ivory cricket cage. Late 19th century - image-2
A gourd and ivory cricket cage. Late 19th century - image-1A gourd and ivory cricket cage. Late 19th century - image-2

Lot 152 D‡α

A gourd and ivory cricket cage. Late 19th century

Auction 1226 - overview Cologne
21.06.2023, 10:30 - Asian Art
Estimate: 2.000 € - 4.000 €
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A gourd and ivory cricket cage. Late 19th century

The gourd grown into a plain shaped mold, the rim lined with ivory, the ivory lid with an inset of tortoise shell carved with a river landscape in openwork, lead to the inside. Crack to the rim of the lid.
Height 9.5 cm

清十八/十九世紀 匏製玳瑁象牙蓋蟋蟀罐
來源： 德國梅爾布什私人收藏，據藏家所述1982年購於北京

Provenance

Private collection, Meerbusch, according to the consigner purchased in Beijing in 1982