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LOT 1635
Chinese Carved Bone Snuff Box
19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (83 grams, 98 mm).
Comprising a rectangular box with sliding lid engraved with a tea drinking scene; both men seated on the ground and the younger man pouring tea to the older man holding a cup in his right hand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
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