A PAIR OF IVORY 'QUAIL' BOXES AND COVERS
18TH/19TH CENTURY
A PAIR OF IVORY 'QUAIL' BOXES AND COVERS 18TH/19TH CENTURY Each naturalistically hollowed and carved as a resting quail, the body and wings forming the cover, the head with wood-inlaid eyes looking up with a pierced open short beak, the underside of the box carved in relief with a flowering millet stem around the legs and claws, hollowed with a double-gourd-shaped aperture 4½ in. (11.5 cm.) long, wood stands (2)
A PAIR OF IVORY 'QUAIL' BOXES AND COVERS
18TH/19TH CENTURY
A PAIR OF IVORY 'QUAIL' BOXES AND COVERS 18TH/19TH CENTURY Each naturalistically hollowed and carved as a resting quail, the body and wings forming the cover, the head with wood-inlaid eyes looking up with a pierced open short beak, the underside of the box carved in relief with a flowering millet stem around the legs and claws, hollowed with a double-gourd-shaped aperture 4½ in. (11.5 cm.) long, wood stands (2)
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