Property from an Estate, Chicago and Savannah

Description:

8 Lacquer, Porcelain, Shell and Beaded Table Articles, comprising a black lacquer box with painted gold design (some blemishes in paint, small crack, chips to edges), a painted porcelain figurine with a dog lying on a pillow, stamped underneath (chips to edges), a small beaded book cover with fabric leaves (some losses to beading), an octagonal git metal box with painted mother of pearl lid, with figures and animals in a desert (some losses to paint, metal with wear to gilt and around hinge), two shell boxes, with metal bands, one with mother of pearl lid engraved 'Souvenir de Jerusalem,' the other with a rounded shell bottom and flat, etched lid with scene of figures in an interior, a horn napkin ring with silver shield and a twist top wooden box with red wax seal inside, seal with image of anchor (seal cracked).

Measurements: Height: of black box, 3 in. x Width: 2 1/4 in. x Depth: 1 3/8 in.

Condition:

Overall good condition, see description.

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