Lot Essay
Compare a carved mother-of-pearl shell with the Nativity scene, illustrated by D. S. Howard, A Tale of Three Cities: Canton, Shanghai and Hong Kong, London, 1997, pl.333.
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Details
A Chinese carved mother-of-pearl shell, circa 1840
with a central medallion carved with the Nativity scene above the incised word Bethlehem, flanked by palm leaves, above four roundels carved with Christ flanked by the Virgin Mary and archangel Gabriel and two cherubs -- 7in. (17.8cm.) wide.
with a central medallion carved with the Nativity scene above the incised word Bethlehem, flanked by palm leaves, above four roundels carved with Christ flanked by the Virgin Mary and archangel Gabriel and two cherubs -- 7in. (17.8cm.) wide.
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