AN IVORY TABLE SCREEN, KANGXIChina, the double-sided screen Kangxi, around 1700, the stand Qing Dynasty. Artist signature on the stand. Engraved and carved in low relief. Good patina.Provenance: French private collection.Condition: Good condition. Some age cracks. One of the four supporters that connect the screen with the stand is missing. Otherwise only very minor losses to stand.Weight: 379.2 gramsDimensions: Height 26 cmThe rectangular plaque carved with a villa scene, with two scholars conversing and practicing calligraphy surrounded by servants, the reverse with a calligraphic inscription and a scene with birds and flowers, mounted in a partially reticulated stand with archaistic carving and two Buddhist lions guarding the screen.Literature: Chinese Ivories from the Kwan Collection. December 1990. By Simon Kwan, Peter Y. K. Lam and Yang Boda. (for a comprehensive overview of Chinese ivories and many interesting examples from the Kangxi period)Auction result comparison: CHINESE ART. Sotheby’s, 3 DECEMBER 2015, HONG KONG, lot 445. (for a related table screen)康熙象牙插屏中國，康熙年代雙面插屏，約1700年。底座可見藝術家款識。淺浮雕，包漿細膩。來源：法國私人收藏品相：品相良好，一些年代裂縫。一足遺失。底座上有些微磨損。 重量： 379.2 克尺寸：高 26 厘米