25th Apr, 2019 12:00
The Asian Works of Art Auction
A JAPANESE TORTOISESHELL POUCH
EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPANESE TORTOISESHELL AND LEATHER POUCH,
carved with a dragon amongst clouds, with a hardstone ojime bead and ivory netsuke in the form of a man, the pouch 10cm wide
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Sold for £170
Estimated at £80 - £120
Condition Report
The leather has separated from most of the tortoiseshell at the edge. Also some chips and losses to the rim of the tortoiseshell. Netsuke is free of damage as is the bead.
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