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Seven-Piece Collection of Oriental Items,

Seven-Piece Collection of Oriental Items, consisting of a Kuang Hsu carved gray opal snuff bottle in the form of a pair of en face monkeys, fourth quarter 19th century; a Japanese Meiji silver alloy-mounted carved and patinated bone oblong box featuring a pair of birds on a flowering branch, the silver mounts hallmarked, first quarter 20th century; a Meiji carved and polished bone ojime of a badger in human garb, signed on the base in calligraphy, third quarter 19th century; a tiny Kuang Hsu pierced buff terra cotta figure of a frog, fourth quarter 19th century; a Kuang Hsu silver-mounted cerulean marble sweetmeats box, the silver cover with a squirrel finial, fourth quarter 19th century; a Chinese cloisonne pillbox of oval form in floral decor; and another Chinese cloisonne pillbox of wedge form, the largest l. 4-3/8".

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