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CIRCA 1840
Details
AN EARLY VICTORIAN INLAID TORTOISESHELL AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL BOX**
CIRCA 1840
Inlaid in a diamond pattern; together with three Victorian silver-mounted abalone boxes and a Chinese silver-mounted abalone case
4½ in. (11.5 cm.) wide, the largest (5)
CIRCA 1840
Inlaid in a diamond pattern; together with three Victorian silver-mounted abalone boxes and a Chinese silver-mounted abalone case
4½ in. (11.5 cm.) wide, the largest (5)
Provenance
with Yale Burge, New York (the largest).
Literature
R. P. Wunder, 'Living with Antiques: Villa San Maurizio in Southern California', The Magazine Antiques, December 1999, p. 842, pl. VIII.
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.