Furniture, Ceramics and Silver
Timed Online Auction, 18 March - 5 April 2024
Card Cases
About this Item
An Anglo-Indian silver inlaid tortoiseshell card case, late 19th century
the hinged cover inlaid with two silver herons surrounded by a pond, foliage and a pavilion, the interior fitted with twelve blue card dividers, 10,5cm high, 8cm wide
*This lot is not suitable for export.
Provenance
The collection of Mr Richard J. Stanes.
Literature
Stanes, Richard J. Visiting Card Cases: A History and My Collection. Blurb Inc. 2011.
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