A Chinese export lacquer octagonal games box and cover

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A Chinese export lacquer octagonal games box and cover
painted and heavily gilt with a central monogram and figures in gardens before pavilions within foliate bands and coiled dragon borders, the interior fitted with seven boxes and covers and twelve card trays, containing approximately one-hundred-and-twenty-seven mother-of-pearl gaming counters -- 15.in (38cm) wide.

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