CARD CASES
A 19th century Chinese ivory card case, carved with inlay relief of figures and buildings in garden landscapes -- 3½in. (9cm.) high; three mother-of-pearl card cases, one with high relief floral decoration and engraved foliate borders; a wooden card case decorated with ferns; a black lacquer and mother-of-pearl inlaid card case; and three spectacle cases, one with a black ground, heightened in gilt with chinoiserie; the other two with haliotis shell inlay.
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A 19th century Chinese ivory card case, carved with inlay relief of figures and buildings in garden landscapes -- 3½in. (9cm.) high; three mother-of-pearl card cases, one with high relief floral decoration and engraved foliate borders; a wooden card case decorated with ferns; a black lacquer and mother-of-pearl inlaid card case; and three spectacle cases, one with a black ground, heightened in gilt with chinoiserie; the other two with haliotis shell inlay.
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