Sale 8808
London, South Kensington
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27 June 2000
Price realised
GBP 59
Estimate
A sewing box covered in jade green silk damask, with central oval stipple engraving in eighteenth century style depicting a lady with a dove perched on her finger, the interior lined with patterned silk, late nineteenth - early twentieth century - 46 x 30.5 x 13cms
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