A Chinese tortoiseshell cylindrical case containing tortoiseshell sewing implements, carved in relief with two circular cartouches of figures below a monogram on a ground of buildings and trees -- 6½in.high; and a Persian qalamdan painted with the Virgin and Child and various figures in a landscape -- 8¼in.long. (2)

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A Chinese tortoiseshell cylindrical case containing tortoiseshell sewing implements, carved in relief with two circular cartouches of figures below a monogram on a ground of buildings and trees -- 6½in.high; and a Persian qalamdan painted with the Virgin and Child and various figures in a landscape -- 8¼in.long. (2)

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