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The Card Case Forum, 2009
From left to right:
- Mother-
of- pearl with fretwork decoration over abalone panel - Tunbridge ware case
- Ivory inset with 5 painted scenes of Paris
- Japanese black lacquer ground with heightened decoration
From left to right:
- Sycamore case overlaid with dried leaf specimens
- Wood with pen and ink Chinoiserie design
- Japanese lacquer with ox-
blood ground - Japanese ivory with hiramaki-
e and Shibayama style decoration
In 2003, Bristol Auction Rooms sold a large collection of cases amassed over a period of 20 or so years. The collection was particularly strong on ivory examples and contained a number of other attractive and unusual cases, a few of which are shown below.
