Inventory no.: 1244
Ivory Fan Handle, Ceylon, Sri Lanka
SOLD
Monk’s Turned Ivory Fan Handle
Kandy, Sri Lanka
18th century
length: 20cm
This beautifully turned ivory fan handle dates to the Kandy period. It would have been used by a senior monk to hold a fan. The head of the holder is carved on both sides with a typically Kandyan scrolling floral motif with red lac highlights.
The ivory has a superb patina and has obvious age.
Provenance
UK art market
Inventory no.: 1244
SOLD
circa 1920.
