A CHINESE TORTOISESHELL SNUFF-BOX
CANTON, CIRCA 1850
rectangular box of dark tortoiseshell, the cover elaborately carved with a scene depicting two masters playing chess surrounded by attendants with a town beyond, the base similarly carved with a gentleman riding an ox, a farmer and a flying bird, gold thumbpiece and hinge
2½ in. (65 mm.) wide
A CHINESE TORTOISESHELL SNUFF-BOX
CANTON, CIRCA 1850
rectangular box of dark tortoiseshell, the cover elaborately carved with a scene depicting two masters playing chess surrounded by attendants with a town beyond, the base similarly carved with a gentleman riding an ox, a farmer and a flying bird, gold thumbpiece and hinge
2½ in. (65 mm.) wide
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