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(US$8,000-10,000)
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AN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE CARVED SANDALWOOD BOX AND COVER
17TH CENTURY
Well carved and incised in imitation of lacquer on the top surface of the cover with a long-tailed bird perched on flowering prunus branch growing next to a pierced rock, all against a finely incised ground, the sides of the box and cover with further prunus blossoms on leafy branches
5 1/4 x 4 1/8 x 2 1/2 in. (13.4 x 10.5 x 6.4 cm.), box
17TH CENTURY
Well carved and incised in imitation of lacquer on the top surface of the cover with a long-tailed bird perched on flowering prunus branch growing next to a pierced rock, all against a finely incised ground, the sides of the box and cover with further prunus blossoms on leafy branches
5 1/4 x 4 1/8 x 2 1/2 in. (13.4 x 10.5 x 6.4 cm.), box
(US$8,000-10,000)