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Lot 493 D‡α

An ivory netsuke of a rat with a candle. Around 1800

Auction 1226 - overview Cologne
21.06.2023, 10:30 - Asian Art
Estimate: 2.000 € - 2.500 €
Result: 4.284 € (incl. premium)
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An ivory netsuke of a rat with a candle. Around 1800

Sitting and licking a candle which it holds with both forepaws, the tail slung around the body and held in place by the hind paws. The eyes and the wick of the candle of brown horn. Inscribed Okatomo in a rectangular reserve.
Height 2.7 cm; length 4.6 cm

Provenance

From a North Rhine-Westphalian estate