A TIBETAN-CHINESE 'TROUSEAU' EATING SET.
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A Tibetan-Chinese eating set, comprising a lacquered and white metal mounted container for twin ivory chopsticks, a knife with a 16.5 cm straight blade and wooden mounted grip with matching mounts. With a long chain linked to a small 'Chukmuk' purse and tinder striker. 47 cm.
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"Sets of this type formed part of the formal male costume until the beginning of the twentieth century, common in China and in all countries under Chinese influence such as Mongolia and Tibet".
Ivory Submission Reference: NANSN2DL.
Condition
Knife possibly associated with the set. Some scuffing and marking to surfaces.
Theme
African & Other Tribal Artefacts from the Rodney Alcock Collection Part 1
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Description
A Tibetan-Chinese eating set, comprising a lacquered and white metal mounted container for twin ivory chopsticks, a knife with a 16.5 cm straight blade and wooden mounted grip with matching mounts. With a long chain linked to a small 'Chukmuk' purse and tinder striker. 47 cm.
Exporting outside the EU will require an additional export permit.
"Sets of this type formed part of the formal male costume until the beginning of the twentieth century, common in China and in all countries under Chinese influence such as Mongolia and Tibet".
Ivory Submission Reference: NANSN2DL.
Condition
Knife possibly associated with the set. Some scuffing and marking to surfaces.
Theme
African & Other Tribal Artefacts from the Rodney Alcock Collection Part 1
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