Fine Antiques Sale

A Japanese carved ivory shibyama decorated bunch of eight cherries, with long minutely observed stained stalk and applied with ten insects, signed in

A Japanese carved ivory shibyama decorated bunch of seven cherries, with minutely observed stained stalk and six applied insects, signed in rust 7cm l

A Japanese carved ivory shibyama decorated apple, applied with nine various insects, including a wasp type insect, and earwig and various beetles, sig

A smaller Japanese carved shibyama decorated ivory apple, with long textured stalk, applied with ten various insects, including a dragon fly, other fl

A Japanese carved ivory shibyama decorated apple, with long stained stalk, a cut-away area decorated with a small snail, yellow staining and three app

A collection of five Japanese carved ivory life-size red stained crab apples, 3cm diameter £100-150

A Japanese carved ivory shibyama decorated apple, with long textured stalk, decorated with nine insects, including a mother of pearl winged dragon fly

A Japanese carved ivory shibyama decorated gourd, with short stalk and eight applied insects, signed in rust 4 cm high £300-400

A Japanese carved ivory mature peach, with slight pink staining and carved stalk, 5cm long: also an exotic fruit with revealed flesh and slight red st

A Japanese carved ivory tangerine, of life size flattened form with small area partly peeled, with all over graduated orange staining 5cm wide £...

A Japanese carved ivory shibyama decorated pear, with textured stalk and applied with six large insects, including a centipede, signed in rust 5.5cm h

A Japanese carved ivory shibyama decorated mushroom, with plump stalk, textured underside, applied with six various insects, signed in rust 6cm wide...

A Japanese carved ivory shibyama decorated mushroom, of flattened form, the stalk with one applied beetle and the cap with four insects, including a d

A Japanese carved ivory peach, with short stalk and slight peeling of skin, 5cm diameter; also a mature plum, 5cm long; and another exotic fruit, 7cm

Two joined Japanese carved ivory exotic fruits, both with long stalks and orange peel-type skins, 6.5cm; also a plain red stained apple, 4cm diameter;

A Japanese carved ivory shibyama decorated gourd, the elongated reeded body with nine applied beetle-type insects and stained and textured stalk and b

A Japanese carved ivory shibyama decorated plump bean, with leafy stalk, with eight applied insects, including a centipede and two areas of carved min

A Japanese carved ivory shibyama decorated plump bean, with large leafy stalk, with six applied insects, including a centipede and some large beetles,

A Japanese carved ivory shibyama decorated pear shaped bean, with closely observed stalk, with seven applied insects, including a centipede and a lady

A Japanese carved ivory shibyama decorated long bean, with eight applied insects, including a dragon fly, the end partly opened, signed in rust 10cm l