A Cantonese ivory rectangular box and hinged cover with shaped rim, the cover with a plain oval medallion within a shaped cartouche of figures and scholars at leisure in a pavilion garden, on a ground of scattered flowers and berries on a key-pattern ground, the sides with further panels of figures and attendants in gardens, the velvet-lined interior with a single tray with gilt-metal handles -- 9½in.wide.

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A Cantonese ivory rectangular box and hinged cover with shaped rim, the cover with a plain oval medallion within a shaped cartouche of figures and scholars at leisure in a pavilion garden, on a ground of scattered flowers and berries on a key-pattern ground, the sides with further panels of figures and attendants in gardens, the velvet-lined interior with a single tray with gilt-metal handles -- 9½in.wide.
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