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A Japanese ivory netsuke of Fukurokuju and a boy, 19th century, signed Minkoku, the boy at the top of a ladder and resting his hands upon the immortal's head, signed to a tablet which may be later inset, 6cm highProvenance: purchased from D W Howells, Walsall Wood for £235 in December 1979.

A Japanese ivory netsuke of the Takarabune (treasure ship) 19th century, signed Kagetashi, with the seven Gods of Happiness and a crane standing on deck, surrounded by waves and a minogame, two character mark to tablet, 4.5cmProvenance: purchased from Whalley for £60 in June 1974.

A Japanese ivory netsuke of the 'sansukumi' (snake, frog and snail), 19th century, signed, 4cmProvenance: purchased from Burnley Antiques for £70 in December 1979.

A Japanese porcelain netsuke a Sennin, 19th century, unsigned, 5.3cmProvenance: purchased from Bakers in November 1975.

A Japanese netsuke in the form of a tiger playing with her cub, the carved wooden body inset with mother of pearl button to base engraved with two Japanese characters, 4 by 3.5cm high.

Royal Worcester porcelain Netsuke style rabbit, c1913, L4.5cm Condition Report Light crazing. Some rubbing to the painted nose & some marks to the base. Otherwise very good condition. Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs

A 20th century Japanese wooden netsuke in the form of a cat sat on it's hind legs with it's front paws up. Approx 5cm tall.

A Japanese carved fruitwood netsuke of a seated figure, three early 20th century carved ivory netsukes and two fruit wood carved pythons

Comanducci (A. M.). Dizionario illustrato dei Pittori, Disegnatori e Incisori Italiani e Comptemporanei, 5 volumes, 4th edition revised and expanded, Milan: Luigi Patuzzi, 1970, profuse colour illustrations, original green leatherette lettered in gilt, dust jackets slightly toned and dust-soiled in places, folio, together with Bourguet (Pierre du), Mus‚e National du Louvre, Catalogue des Etoffes Coptes, 1st edition, Paris: Editions des Mus‚es Nationaux, 1964, tipped-in colour plates, original pictorial cloth, spine toned, front board slightly marked, 4to, plus Davey (Neil K.), Netsuke. A Comprehensive Study based on the M. T. Hindson Collection, 1st edition, Faber & Faber Limited, 1974, photographic illustrations as plates and to text, light spotting to edges, original cloth, dust jacket, folio; and numerous others, all art reference including Islamic and Eastern art, various formats (3 shelves & 1 carton)

A Japanese ivory netsuke, c.1880, of Daikoku kneeling and thrashing about with his mallet as a kitten chases a rabbit, signed Toshiaki, chips, 4cm, and another of a man with a giant bamboo sprout, and five ivory balls

ANNOUNCE This lot only contains one netsuke, of a man smoking a pipeTwo hardwood netsuke, one of three tortoises, 4cm high, the other of man smoking pipe, 4.5 cm high, both with incised marks to base (2)

Carved wooden Netsuke of a dragon among water

Carved wooden Netsuke of a hand holding a 'lion'

Two traditional style treen netsukes rat and cheese, and rat on apple, signed and a resin netsuke, Mr Mole

Japanese boxwood netsuke in the shape of a toad with inlaid eyes. Also includes a Hirado porcelain manju. Toad:height: 1 1/2 in x width 1 1/2 in.

Good Japanese Meiji period gold lacquer Shibayama inlaid four section Inro decorated with mother of pearl, ivory and carved stone details depicting two fishermen in a boat to one side, the other with a kingfisher on a branch, with glass Ojime and carved hardwood Netsuke depicting figures at a mountain with a waterfall, the Netsuke signed, height 11.5cm approx (some loss to inlay).CONDITION - Loss to man’s shirt. Loss to other man’s hat. Other side has 2 flowers lost. Hairline crack to the top lid on rim and slightly visible on exterior. Light scratching and tiny dents otherwise lacquer is good

Good Japanese gold lacquer two section Inro, of Goard form, applied in tortoiseshell, ivory, mother of pearl and stones decorated with a figure with three tortoises under a tree, the reverse with two ducks in water under a blossoming tree, with agate Ojime and ivory Netsuke carved as a figure with hat wearing a mask with rattle and fan, signed, height 11cm approx.CONDITION - Cord is snapped. Some light scratches and minor small pin prick dents. The silver interior coming away slightly from the lacquer body. One mother of pearl tree frond missing. There is a piece missing on the foot and clothing. There is also a small crack to the lacquer just off this from this damage.Netsuke with chip to the fan.

Japanese carved wood Netsuke modelled as a form of pair of mating rabbits, signed to circular bone tablet, length 4cm.

Japanese carved wood Netsuke modelled as a tortoise on one side, the other a jovial sage, signed, length 4.5cm.

Small collection of Japanese antique ivory netsuke and okimono; including miniature carved figural group under a roofed shelter, a mouse on corn netsuke etc, Meiji (6)

A JAPANESE CARVED BOXWOOD NETSUKE MASK.

A JAPANESE CARVED IVORY NETSUKE OF VARIOUS DEMONS AND MYTHICAL FIGURES. H.4cms.

A 19TH CENTURY JAPANESE CARVED IVORY NETSUKE of a sleeping man with a monkey stealing fruit from his basket 2.5cm high 5.5cm wide.

A SMALL 19TH CENTURY JAPANESE CARVED IVORY NETSUKE OF A SHISHI CROUCHED OVER A BALL 2.5cm high 3cm wide.

A SIGNED JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD IVORY NETSUKE OF A SEATED BOWL MAKER, a box with implements beside him, the base with an engraved signature and red stained kakihan, 1.25in wide & 1.3in high.

A SIGNED JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD IVORY NETSUKE OF TWO MEN, one subduing an oni, the other leaning on a temple bell, the base with an engraved signature, 1.75in wide & 1.1in high.

A GOOD QUALITY SIGNED JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD IVORY NETSUKE OF DAIKOKU, seated within an open half-cylinder and eating in the company of three bird headed tengu, one end with onlaid studs, the base with an engraved signature on an inlaid mother-of-pearl reserve, 2in wide & 0.9in high.

A SIGNED JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD IVORY NETSUKE OF TWO SENNIN, one seated on a rocky plinth and looking down on an open scroll being read by his seated companion, the base with an engraved signature on a red lacquer reserve, 1.5in wide & 2.1in high.

A JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD IVORY NETSUKE OF KWANNON, holding a fan and in the company of an attendant offering a basket of fruit, 1.75in high.

A JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD IVORY NETSUKE, carved in the form of a man attempting to push a giant temple bell, 1.3in long & 1in high.

A SIGNED JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD STAINED IVORY NETSUKE OF A BOY & A HORSE, the boy kneeling and holding the horse’s halter, the base with an engraved signature and an unusual engraved river landscape scene, 1.4in wide & 1.3in high.

A JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD IVORY NETSUKE OF TWO BOYS, reading an open scroll in front of a pierced screen, 1.25in wide & 1in high.

A GOOD JAPANESE EDO PERIOD IVORY NETSUKE, carved in the form of a snail crawling along a veined leaf, 2.2in long.

A SIGNED JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD IVORY NETSUKE OF EBISU RIDING A GIANT CARP, the tail of the fish curving over the deity’s shoulders, the base with an engraved signature, 1.6in long & 1.3in high.

A JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD IVORY NETSUKE OF A SEATED MAN, holding a pair of chopsticks to his side, 1.8in high.

A GOOD LARGE SIGNED JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD IVORY NETSUKE OF THE TAKARABUNE, the wave supported boat containing five of the Lucky Gods and four oni, with two further oni having fallen into the waves, the base with an engraved signature and with a further inlaid red lacquer signature plaque, 2.25in wide at widest point of base & 2in high.

A GOOD JAPANESE EDO PERIOD IVORY NETSUKE OF A SENNIN, with upturned cheerful expression and leaning on a curved and knarled staff, 1.8in high.

AN UNUSUAL JAPANESE SILVER-METAL INSET EDO PERIOD IVORY NETSUKE, carved in the form of two boys standing either side of a large gong, 2in wide & 1.9in high.

AN UNUSUAL SILVERED NETSUKE OF A PUPPY, 1.6in high.

AN UNUSUAL GOOD QUALITY 18TH CENTURY CHINESE CARVED IVORY FIGURE OF A KNEELING NAKED LADY, converted to a netsuke, her hair engraved and stained, 2.6in high.

A JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD IVORY NETSUKE OF A NOH DANCER, with a revolving Okame and Oni face, 2.1in high.

A JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD BAMBOO NETSUKE OF THE CHINESE IMMORTAL LAN CAIHE, bearing a basket of flowers, 3.6in high.

A GROUP OF FOUR JAPANESE EDO & MEIJI PERIOD CARVED WOOD NETSUKE, the tallest Monkey God netsuke 2.1in high. (4)

A MIXED MAINLY IVORY LOT OF 19TH & EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPANESE & CHINESE ITEMS, including a staghorn netsuke and two Canton counter boxes. (8)

A SIGNED JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD IVORY NETSUKE OF A YOUNG MONK, holding aloft a temple bell and with a begging bowl at his feet, the base with an engraved signature, 1.5in wide & 1.25in high.

A JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD STAINED IVORY NETSUKE, carved and pierced in the form of a bird perched on a stem of a cluster of fruit, 1.6in wide & 1.1in high.

A GOOD QUALITY SIGNED JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD IVORY NETSUKE OF A GROUP OF NOH MASKS, a small engraved and stained signature tablet included in the carved and pierced design, 1.5in square.

A SIGNED JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD IVORY NETSUKE OF A BOY & A DARUMA DOLL, the large doll being pushed by the boy on a shaped base, the base with an engraved signature, 1.75in wide & 1.1in high.

A SIGNED JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD IVORY NETSUKE OF A FAGGOT GATHERER BY GYOKUZAN, the seated man smoking a pipe and seated on a bound pile of faggots, another pile by his side, the base with an engraved signature, 1.3in wide & also 1.3in high.

AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE, carved as a seated monkey, wearing a jacket and holding a ball, 3.5cm high

A Japanese carved mother of pearl fish shaped netsuke toggle, 5cm across

Collection of 19th / early 20th century ivory and bone vertu items - including Japanese figural netsuke, Japanese okimono group of umbrella sellers, Napoleonic Prisoner of War urn form pin cushion, cigarette holder, portrait miniature, Canton carved bone needle case, letter openers and sundry other items

19th century Japanese carved bone netsuke of a lion on a ball, 4cm, Japanese carved bone ornament of a skeleton holding a theatrical mask with figure below, 10cm and another of a seated figure with dragon, 5cm (3)

A Japanese fox-woman ivory netsuke, 18th century, carved as a fox masquerading as a woman, unsigned, 7.9cmProvenance: purchased from Millhouse Antiques for £225 in December 1976

A Japanese porcelain netsuke a Sennin, 19th century, unsigned, 5.3cmProvenance: purchased from Bakers in November 1975.

A Japanese ivory netsuke of the disappointed ratcatcher, 19th century, signed Tomomitsu, the crouching figure holding a box while the rat escapes over his shoulder, 3.7cm highProvenance: purchased from Sotheby's for £50 in September 1977.

A Japanese ivory netsuke of the 'sansukumi' (snake, frog and snail), 19th century, signed, 4cmProvenance: purchased from Burnley Antiques for £70 in December 1979.

A Japanese walrus ivory manju netsuke, Asakusa School, 19th century, carved with a rope-tied bird scarer and other farming implements, unsigned, 4.1cmProvenance: purchased from Sotheby's for £60.50 in September 1977.

A Japanese ivory netsuke of the Takarabune (treasure ship) 19th century, signed Kagetashi, with the seven Gods of Happiness and a crane standing on deck, surrounded by waves and a minogame, two character mark to tablet, 4.5cmProvenance: purchased from Whalley for £60 in June 1974.

A Japanese ivory netsuke of a cockerel seated on an oval box, 19th century, the box with metal pin inlay, unsigned, 4.3cm highProvenance: purchased from Whalley for £60 in June 1974.