Lot Essay
Sold in these rooms 17 Sept. 1985 lot 189.
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A CANTON FEATHER FAN
painted with roses and butterflies, the ivory sticks carved and pierced with figures,--10in. (25.4cm), circa 1820, in fitted silk covered box labelled 'Lee Ching from East Street Canton. Gold & Silver Smith Dealer in ivory ware tortoise shell & mother of pearl work - seals &c cut & engraved Hong Kong Queen's Road'
painted with roses and butterflies, the ivory sticks carved and pierced with figures,--10in. (25.4cm), circa 1820, in fitted silk covered box labelled 'Lee Ching from East Street Canton. Gold & Silver Smith Dealer in ivory ware tortoise shell & mother of pearl work - seals &c cut & engraved Hong Kong Queen's Road'
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