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Lot 761
A handsome 19th Century ivory and Fujiama decorated tusk 9" £150-200 ILLUSTRATED

Overall, the ivory of this tusk is in very good order, with only 2 tiny cracks running up form the wooden base. There is no damage to the tusk itself. There are several small pieces of mother of pearl missing on the petals and leaves of the decoration. There are several birds included in the decoration and 1 of them has a wing missing. There are 3 loose bits of mother of pearl inside the tusk

From Ivory in the Silver, Silver Plated items, Jewellery & Objects of Virtue section in our Antique, Fine Art and Collectables auction held on Wednesday 12th of May 2010