Small, round, ivory box with engraved mother-of-pearl tokens, round box with a convex lid. The lid and sides decorated in high relief. On the lid a curious representation of three trees surrounded by a fence, on the sides a landscape with houses without figures, a low-relief flower on the bottom. On the inside of the lid a vague remnant of a Chinese character in Chinese ink. The tokens have a fine serrated edge and are engraved with various narrow, decorative bands. In the center at the front a Chinese man by a tree. All tokens (12?) Except one are clamped in the box. This box was probably part of a larger game box., anonymous, China, 1825 - 1875, ivory, mother of pearl, engraving, d 4 cm h 2.8 cm d 3.7 cm h 0.1 cm
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Small, round, ivory box, engraved mother-of-pearl tokens, round box, convex lid, lid, sides decorated, high relief, curious representation, three trees surrounded, fence, sides, landscape, houses, figures, low-relief flower, bottom, inside, vague remnant, Chinese character, Chinese ink, tokens, fine serrated edge, engraved, various narrow, decorative bands, center, front, Chinese man, tree, 12, Except, clamped, box, part, larger game box, China, 1825, 1875, ivory, mother, pearl, engraving
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