Lot 251 , A Chinese coloured ivory box and cover, late 18th / early 19th century, 7cm, damage, later stand

A Chinese coloured ivory box and cover, late 18th / early 19th century, carved in the form of a reticulated peach with openwork branch and leaves tinted in colours, later lined in pink silk, 7cm, damage, later stand
Estimate £200-300

From the collection of a Hong Kong Tea Merchant who worked for Jardine Matheson & Co Ltd, before 1940.


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Sold for £320