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AN INDIAN IVORY URN, A GILTMETAL-MOUNTED IVORY NECESSAIRE, A JAPANESE OKIMO FIGURE AND AN IVORY COTTON SPOOL
The lidded urn with reeded and basket-weave body and pierced finial enclosing a fitted interior with a thimble, a pierced stitch-pick, a spool and a needle-case on a stepped square plinth, the finial loose; the carved egg-shaped necessaire with a fitted interior enclosing a pair of scissors, a thimble, a scent bottle, a pencil, an ivory notepad, and two picks, the case cracked; the figure representing a sake-drinker holding a wooden bucket and bowl standing on a plinth, the plinth loose; the spool in the shape of a barrel with turned handle, lacking part of the handle
The urn 4¾in. (12cm.) high
The necessaire 2½in. (6.4cm.) high
The figure 2in. (5cm.) high (3)
The lidded urn with reeded and basket-weave body and pierced finial enclosing a fitted interior with a thimble, a pierced stitch-pick, a spool and a needle-case on a stepped square plinth, the finial loose; the carved egg-shaped necessaire with a fitted interior enclosing a pair of scissors, a thimble, a scent bottle, a pencil, an ivory notepad, and two picks, the case cracked; the figure representing a sake-drinker holding a wooden bucket and bowl standing on a plinth, the plinth loose; the spool in the shape of a barrel with turned handle, lacking part of the handle
The urn 4¾in. (12cm.) high
The necessaire 2½in. (6.4cm.) high
The figure 2in. (5cm.) high (3)