A Cantonese ivory card case carved to one side with a central cross shaped panel depicting figures in a wooded landscape, surrounded by a band of flowerheads and foliage, the reverse similarly decorated -- 4¼.in.high; another card case decorated with a cross shaped panel, smaller -- 3¾.in.high; two further Cantonese ivory card cases decorated to each side with two cartouches depicting figures before trees and pavilions -- 3¾.in.high max; and another card case similarly carved, with two outer bands of foliage -- 3¼.in.high. (5)

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A Cantonese ivory card case carved to one side with a central cross shaped panel depicting figures in a wooded landscape, surrounded by a band of flowerheads and foliage, the reverse similarly decorated -- 4¼.in.high; another card case decorated with a cross shaped panel, smaller -- 3¾.in.high; two further Cantonese ivory card cases decorated to each side with two cartouches depicting figures before trees and pavilions -- 3¾.in.high max; and another card case similarly carved, with two outer bands of foliage -- 3¼.in.high. (5)

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