A Chinese ivory cylindrical box and cover incised with a censer on a stand beside a ruyi sceptre, the reverse with lines of calligraphy -- 5½in. high; two Japanese ivory carvings of seated monkeys -- 1½in. high; an Indian ivory acrobat group of a figure and child -- 3in. high; an ivory carving of an elephant -- 2¼in. high; a carving of a phoenix perched on rockwork -- 2in. high; and two paper knives, one with its handle modelled as a crocodile, the other as a bird -- 8½in. and 9½in. long. (8)

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A Chinese ivory cylindrical box and cover incised with a censer on a stand beside a ruyi sceptre, the reverse with lines of calligraphy -- 5½in. high; two Japanese ivory carvings of seated monkeys -- 1½in. high; an Indian ivory acrobat group of a figure and child -- 3in. high; an ivory carving of an elephant -- 2¼in. high; a carving of a phoenix perched on rockwork -- 2in. high; and two paper knives, one with its handle modelled as a crocodile, the other as a bird -- 8½in. and 9½in. long. (8)

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