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Lot 1065
A 19th Century tortoiseshell card case with hinged lid and silver shield decoration to the front, another with mother of pearl banding and 1 other (3) £75-125 ILLUSTRATED

One of the tortoiseshell cases has a repair ro the ivory banding on the inside of the lid and the mother of pearl case has a section that has been replaced (see additioanl images). Other than this all 3 cases are in good order. The lids and hingeds are all in good condition adn there is no lifting or loss of any other inlay. The cases are all similar in size and measure the following: Left (in additional image) 76mm wide x 120mm high x 9mm deep Centre 78mm wide x 114mm high x 13mm deep Right 78mm wide x 115mm high x 10mm deep.

From Cigarette/Vesta/Card cases in the Silver, Silver Plated items, Jewellery & Objects of Virtue section in our Antique, Fine Art and Collectables auction held on Wednesday 3rd of September 2008