MYANMAR OR THAILAND, 18TH/19TH CENTURY 17 cm (6 3/4 in.) highFootnotes緬甸或泰國 十八/十九世紀 象牙男童像 Carved in the round, this spirited, cherubic boy would have served as a talisman, and his sound condition demonstrates that he was handled with great care. For related examples, see Tardy, Les Ivoires, Part II, 1977, p.204, as well as a Thai piece deaccessioned from the Pitt Rivers Museum in Sotheby's, London, 25 November 1980, lot 191. Provenance: Sotheby's, Paris, 13 June 2012, lot 49 Private Collection, United Kingdom