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ZAR 15 916
Lot 210
  • A Chinese Export silver card case, retailed by Hung Chong & Co, Shanghai, 1830-1925
  • A Chinese Export silver card case, retailed by Hung Chong & Co, Shanghai, 1830-1925


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ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
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ZAR 15 916
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Canton and Shanghai, China
A Chinese Export silver card case, retailed by Hung Chong & Co, Shanghai, 1830-1925
the front moulded with a bird perched on a blossoming branch and applied to the centre with a cartouche engraved 'EAR', against a hammered stippled ground, the reverse similarly decorated, with hinged cover, 100g, 11cm high

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