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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
AN UNUSUAL SMALL COCONUT-SHELL BRUSHWASHER
18TH/19TH CENTURY
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AN UNUSUAL SMALL COCONUT-SHELL BRUSHWASHER
18TH/19TH CENTURY
Of ovoid form, finely carved as a lotus leaf with up-curved sides incised with fine veining throughout and carved in high relief on the base with flowering lotus stems and a cluster of snails, the top carved in openwork with a pair of ducks, two water birds and a crab amidst a lotus pond that surrounds the central opening
3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) long, box
18TH/19TH CENTURY
Of ovoid form, finely carved as a lotus leaf with up-curved sides incised with fine veining throughout and carved in high relief on the base with flowering lotus stems and a cluster of snails, the top carved in openwork with a pair of ducks, two water birds and a crab amidst a lotus pond that surrounds the central opening
3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) long, box