(8) An assorted group of Chinese visiting-card boxes , 19TH CENTURY

Sale 2617

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Amsterdam

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17 March 2004

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Lot 561

(8) An assorted group of Chinese visiting-card boxes

19TH CENTURY

Price realised

EUR 1,135

Estimate

EUR 600 - EUR 900

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(8) An assorted group of Chinese visiting-card boxes
19TH CENTURY
Six shaped rectangular ivory card boxes and covers, respectively carved with a Christian cross, a mandarin couple, a dragon, European figures, Chinese figures, and inlaid with birds on a branch by a cascade; a European tortoise-shell and a mother-of-pearl card-holder, the first monogrammed in gold, the latter inscribed 'Visites', both lined in silk, minor damages and wear
8.5 cm. - 10.4 cm. long (8)
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Lot 561

(8) An assorted group of Chinese visiting-card boxes

19TH CENTURY

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