λ A CHINESE MINIATURE IVORY TABLE SCREEN. Qing Dynasty, 19th Century. Carved to one side with a lady and her attendant looking out of the window in a pavillion located in a garden with rockery and a tall ginkgo tree, a young man holding a monkey drum and a chime attempting to draw her attention, all within a band of fine waves, the reverse decorated with jue and gu beneath a roundel containing a short inscription, signed Liu Xi, enclosed within a border of chilong and lotus blossoms against flowing waves, set in a reticulated wood frame worked with floral scrolls, all raised on a pierced wood stand, 11 x 21.5cm. (2) Provenance: English private collection, acquired in China in the early 20th Century, thence by descent to the present owner. 清十九世紀 象牙雕人物故事圖紋屏連木座 款識：黄公石上三芝秀，陶令門前五柳春。 鈴印：「珍玩」。 來源：英國私人收藏，二十世紀早期得於中國，後傳承至今。 *Please note this lot may be subject to CITES regulations.*