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29 November 2018

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Lot

№ 359

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29 November 2018

Hammer Price:
£400

A Chinese Export silver card case, by Wang Hing, with pull off cover, the front embossed in high relief with figures, beneath a spreading tree, with central vacant shield-shaped cartouche, the reverse with bamboo sprigs and four roundels incorporating Chinese characters, the sides of the case decorated with prunus blossom, stamped with maker’s mark ‘WH’, and numbers ‘90’, length 9.7cm. £200-£300

The four Chinese characters to the reverse of the card case are: Ahu, Bao, Ping and An: meaning Bamboo, Requite, Calm and Peaceful.