Collection of Four Objets de Vertu
18th/19th century, English and Chinese, the collection including a shagreen and silver box, made by Cornelius Joshua Vander, London, h. 1-3/4", w. 3", d. 1-1/2", a shagreen spectacles case, h. 2-3/4", l. 6", a tortoiseshell circular box, carefully carved with a mandarin scene featuring feasting under a pine tree on the cover and mandarins in pleasure boats on the rear, h. 1", dia. 4-1/4", and a Chinese tortoiseshell cosmetics case with a pink jade cover carved with a butterfly and fruit, the cover with an interior mirror, h. 1-1/4", w. 3", d. 2-3/4".

Provenance: Estate of Ann and Howard Barnett, New Orleans, Louisiana.

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