Lot 230 , Six 19th century Palais Royale mother of pearl mounted dance cards and note cases largest 9cm

Six 19th century Palais Royale mother of pearl mounted dance cards and note cases including fan shaped, largest 9cm
Estimate £120-180

-mother of pearl fan shaped example with engraved pierced silver mount and a gilt brass pencil holder incorporates five ivory leaves - mother of pearl a little dirty, ivory leaves also slightly dirty, silk link to the leaves now missing, comes with a small pencil with a turned bone lock, gilt metal suspension ring a little worn, height 9cm length from suspension ring to tip 17cm
-fan shaped dance card inscribed BAL in black - mother of pearl a little dirty, houses five ivory leaves, each a little dirty, original cream linking silk now distressed, gilt metal pencil holder intact but pencil missing, has the remnants of a gilt chain at the base, height 7.75cm
-smaller fan shaped BAL example - mother of pearl a little dirty, holes where pencil holder was once attached, five discoloured ivory leaves lacking silk linking, suspension loop at the bottom but no chain, tips to the mother of pearl a little rubbed, 7cm
-engraved mother of pearl fan shaped example - mother of pearl good, pencil holder detached at the base and lacks pencil, six slightly discoloured ivory leaks lacking silk connection, remnant of chain to the base, 8cm
-plain note case with nickel clasp - mother of pearl dirty with tiny chips at the edges, ivory leaves dirty, one with a fine crack, catch working, height 7.5cm
-ornate mother of pearl example with silvered mounts and watered silk back - hairline cracks to the mother of pearl near the mounts, five ivory leaves and one further stuck to the back board, pencil is stuck within its holder, height without pencil 6.5cm


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Sold for £340