A Cantonese ivory oval basket and slightly domed cover with flowerhead finial and loop handle simulating bamboo, carved and pierced with oval cartouches of river landscapes on a key-fret ground, with an oval medallion of The Royal College of Nobles, Lisbon, coat of arms, on six scrolling feet (some damage) -- 11¾in.long.

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A Cantonese ivory oval basket and slightly domed cover with flowerhead finial and loop handle simulating bamboo, carved and pierced with oval cartouches of river landscapes on a key-fret ground, with an oval medallion of The Royal College of Nobles, Lisbon, coat of arms, on six scrolling feet (some damage) -- 11¾in.long.
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