Lot Essay
Compare the carved ivory card case, of the same type as the first two, included in the exhibition, The Minor Arts of China, Spink & Son Ltd., March 15-25, 1983, no. 40
ANOTHER PROPERTY
FOUR CARVED IVORY CASES
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FOUR CARVED IVORY CASES
19TH CENTURY
Comprising three rectangular card cases and a square game piece box: one card case carved in low relief with a dense allover scene of figures in a garden landscape with pavilions; a smaller case carved in high relief with various scenes of figures in garden settings; the third plain case carved on two sides with a cross, filled with figures in a garden on one side and with various flowers on the reverse; the game box with a top carved with figures in a garden which slides open to reveal two layers of reticulated, geometric game pieces which fit together to form a square, one case repaired--4 3/16 to 2¼in .(10.6 to 5.7cm.) long (4)
19TH CENTURY
Comprising three rectangular card cases and a square game piece box: one card case carved in low relief with a dense allover scene of figures in a garden landscape with pavilions; a smaller case carved in high relief with various scenes of figures in garden settings; the third plain case carved on two sides with a cross, filled with figures in a garden on one side and with various flowers on the reverse; the game box with a top carved with figures in a garden which slides open to reveal two layers of reticulated, geometric game pieces which fit together to form a square, one case repaired--4 3/16 to 2¼in .(10.6 to 5.7cm.) long (4)
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