Strauss & co - 18 November 2019, Cape Town

68 An Indian ivory carving of Durga, late 19th century astride a lion, the lion with the head of a man in his mouth, each of her sixteen arms holding an attribute of war defeating the evil spirited buffalo and another standing figure, raised on a wooden plinth base, chips, 22cm high including base ; and an Indian ivory figure of Ganesha, late 19th century, seated facing forward on a bridled mouse, his hands holding his attributes, raised on a wooden plinth base, the figure is loose from the base, 10cm high including base (2) R  -   *This lot is not suitable for export 69 A Chinese ivory snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century the ovoid body profusely carved figures in combat before a balustrade, the sides carved as scholar’s rocks and pine trees, the cover carved with a shou symbol, raised on an oval foot, minor chips, the base covered with a paper label, 8cm high including stopper , another, 20th century, the ovoid body carved with two panels of courtiers at various pursuits, against a key- fret ground heightened with pink staining, with lotus bloom stopper, the stopper and stand now fixed, 9,2cm ; and a Indian ivory seal, late 19th century, cylindrical, carved as a demon, a phoenix perched on his head, holding scrolling foliage, with metal band and matrix, chips, 10cm high (3) R  -   *This lot is not suitable for export 70 A French ivory plaque, 19th century carved with a courting couple descending a flight of stairs flanked by fruiting vines, chips, 10cm high, 9cmwide, set against a later black velvet backing with hook attachment, 11cm high, 10,3cmwide ; a Dieppe ivory figure of a cavalier, 19th century, imbibing, raised on a cylindrical socle, the base engraved nr. 23, 16cm high ; and an ivory figure of Bacchus, late 19th/ early 20th century, modelled standing with a goblet in his right hand, the other resting on a stump, raised on a circular ebonised base, minor chip to goblet, 11cm high (3) R  -   *This lot is not suitable for export 71 A Japanese ivory figure of a crab, Meiji period, 1868-1912 naturalistically carved, r epairs, 12cmwide R  -   *This lot is not suitable for export 72 An Indian ivory figural group of an elephant, late 19th/early 20th century the carved standing elephant with the mahout and a howdah on his back, and an attendant to the reverse, raised on a rectangular base, attendant’s arm and hand lacking, 16cm high R  -   *This lot is not suitable for export 68 69 70 71 72 43