Lot 511 , A pair of mid / late 19th century Dieppe carved ivory figures, in the form of classical maidens in drapery, with birds, raised on turne

A pair of mid / late 19th century Dieppe carved ivory figures, in the form of classical maidens in drapery, with birds, raised on turned wooden plinth bases, 32cm high (maximum)
Estimate £300-500

Female with three pigeons - old vertical splits affecting her right elbow and the wing of the bird immediately beneath right elbow, otherwise both very good.
Ivory not weighable - not removable from plinths, One pedestal badly split but does not threaten the structure of the plinth.


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Sold for £550