Lot 221 , Two Chinese export ivory card cases, 19th century

Two Chinese export ivory card cases, 19th century
Estimate £150-200

The lid of the larger case has been broken into at some time, leaving a hole on one side and a chip where there is glue residue the length of the splits, there are also several splits visible to the deeper levels of carving
The smaller case has one minor split towards the left side.


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Sold for £320