Carved ivory figure ‘Two young ladies’, 19th-20th century

Ivory carving made in the late 19th - early 20th century, with a carved and fret worked wooden base. It shows the image of two beautiful young women wearing long robes and beautiful headdresses. One of them is seated with one hand stroking her hair and the other holding an open book. The second, older and larger, holds in her right hand a large branch of flowers and large pomegranate fruits, and in her left a basket of small flowers. Both figures have a friendly expression on their faces. 

It has a seal on the base of the figure.

Size: 39.2 x 8.2 x 9.8 cm; Size with stand: 42.4 x 10 x 12 cm

Weight with stand: 2048 g

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