Ɏ A PAINTED IVORY APPLIQUÉ GROUP OF TWO BOYS, 18TH CENTURY

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Ɏ A PAINTED IVORY APPLIQUÉ GROUP OF TWO BOYS, 18TH CENTURY China. Finely carved as two boys dressed in loose robes tied at the waist with a sash, the pleads falling elegantly around the arms and legs, each holding an implement, their round faces with downcast eyes, gentle smile, framed by a pair of double-knot pigtails. The surface is decorated in red, blue, and black pigments. Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 2-3 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued. Dimensions: Length 8.7 cm (excl. backing), 27.3 cm (incl. backing) Mounted to an exhibition backing. (2) Expert’s note: Figurative appliqués of this type were carved in various material and originally fixed to screens. Finely carved examples such as the present one represent the height of the carver’s art in the 18th century. Comparable examples are known from the Summer Palace, where carved screens and panels in relief were employed as wall decoration in the interiors of various imperial residences. Few examples, however, have survived as independent works of art. Literature comparison: Compare a group of ivory figures, dated 18th-early 19th century, 10-16.5 cm tall, illustrated in Chinese ivories from the Shang to the Qing, The Oriental Ceramic Society and the British Museum, 1984, p. 148-149, no. 165-168. Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Bonhams London, 12 May 2016, lot 192 Price: GBP 3,750 or approx. EUR 6,200 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the similar subject, pigments, and size (9.5 cm). Not the round carving. This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.

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