A Chinese shagreen spectacle case with foliate white metal mounts, a pair of spectacles within -- 6½in. (16.5cm) long; a Chinese white metal folding comb decorated in relief with a peacock and a dragon -- 3¼in. (8.3cm) long; two pierced white metal needle holders, one modelled as a vase, the other cylindrical; two white metal pendants, one modelled as a figure on a kylin, the other as a moth -- 2½in. (6.4cm) high max; a white metal one case inro; a Japanese white metal and brass opium pipe -- 5½in (14cm) long; a plain bronze ashtray netsuke; an iron manju netsuke and a porcelain seal type netsuke -- all 1¼in (3.2cm) wide. (11)

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A Chinese shagreen spectacle case with foliate white metal mounts, a pair of spectacles within -- 6½in. (16.5cm) long; a Chinese white metal folding comb decorated in relief with a peacock and a dragon -- 3¼in. (8.3cm) long; two pierced white metal needle holders, one modelled as a vase, the other cylindrical; two white metal pendants, one modelled as a figure on a kylin, the other as a moth -- 2½in. (6.4cm) high max; a white metal one case inro; a Japanese white metal and brass opium pipe -- 5½in (14cm) long; a plain bronze ashtray netsuke; an iron manju netsuke and a porcelain seal type netsuke -- all 1¼in (3.2cm) wide. (11)

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