four-ivory-netsukes
Lot 53
Four Ivory Netsukes
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
The first a skull (1.25 in.); the second an older man, artist signed (1 3/8 in.); the third a monkey with bulging eyes, artist signed (chip to one ear) (1.75 in.); and the fourth a chef with movable head, artist signed (2.5 in.).

Estate of the late Frances Hoefle of Sarasota, Florida and LaJolla, California. She and her husband, Robert, traveled extensively throughout Hong Kong, Africa, India, and elsewhere during the 1950s and 1960s. A life-long collector of fine art and antiques, she served as a docent at the Ringling Museum in Sarasota, sharing her knowledge and enthusiasm with the public.

$200 - 400