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Chinese-Style Writing Box

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covered with gilt and polychomed tooled leather and mounted with gilt metal borders; including a jade fan-shaped box (1 1/4 x 1 3/4 x 3 1/4 in.), ink bottles, and pens The carved box: 3 x 9 x 5 1/2 in. (7.6 x 22.9 x 14 cm.) Provenance: Property from the Estate of Gordon F. Taylor, an employee of the San Francisco Opera for over 40 years

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Chinese-Style Writing Box

Name: Chinese-Style Writing Box
SKU: 162839178
Price: 150 USD
Availability: InStock

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