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Carved Ivory Flower, 19th Century Item number: 8827 Date: 19th century Price: NZ$75.00 Carved ivory flower – measures 45 mm by 26 mm. This is a fingering piece, not a pendant, although if a hole was drilled through the top it could be converted to one. Very good condition. 19th century. Probably Chinese. |
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Vegetable Ivory Pill Box, Victorian Item number: c11777 Date: mid to late 19th century Price: NZ$98.00 Carved vegetable ivory pill box, beautifully polished and decorated on the sides with leaves. Vegetable ivory is carved from the dried, hardened gelatin of a large nut – usually coquilla or corozo (palm tree nuts). It was used extensively in the late 19th century for carving thimble holders, pill boxes, and for making buttons – button making continues today. This beautiful little box has a screw–on lid with a carved spiked edge, making it easier to open. It measures 23 mm high and 32 mm diameter (7/8 inch by 1.1/4 inches). It has what appears to be an ink stain on one side, otherwise excellent condition. |
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Oriental Card Case, Carved Sandalwood Item number: c11350 Date: early 20th century Price: NZ$235.00 Early 20th century calling card case. Carved in sandalwood with scenes of village or courtyard life with Chinese figures. Case measures 83 mm by 51 mm and 15 mm thick. Excellent condition. |
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Victorian Papier Mache Calling Card Case Item number: C11624 Date: late 19th century Price: NZ$265.00 Very pretty Victorian papier mache card case inlaid with mother of pearl with gold painting for stems and details etc. Floral bouquet to centre both sides. Beautiful border detail to front in mother of pearl. Ivory lip to upper part of lid. Shell losses to flowers and one small area of border, mostly minor. Overall effect is still good. Catch works well, hinge works well. Late 19th century. Measures 106 mm by 75 mm by 11 mm thick. Initial panel to top edge of lid is blank. |
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Mother of Pearl Calling Card Case Item number: 2195 Date: circa 1880–1905 Price: NZ$198.00 A ladies’ small calling card case — mother of pearl in lovely cream, pinks and greens. Victorian or Edwardian period (circa approx 1880–1905). Flip-top lid. Catch works well. Measures 9 cm by 5.5 cm and 1 cm thick. Very good condition — one tiny sliver of pearl absent by lid opening on side (see close-up photo) and a small dent in the pearl on the opposite hinge edge (which may be natural). A very pretty item. |
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Calling Card Case, Mother of Pearl Item number: C5519 Date: late 19th century Price: NZ$420.00 A Victorian period calling card case — made from mother of pearl with a silver insert presentation panel (not yet engraved with anyone’s initials) and ivory inside edges. Still in its original presentation box — beautiful Morocco leather with a crimson silk interior — it’s rare to find a case still with its box. The card case itself has a purple/blue silk interior, with two pockets of blue card. Once this case would have had a concertina style interior of blue card pockets, but it is all missing except the end two. However, this means that the case can now be used for business cards (our cards are so much bigger than the original calling cards that the old fittings are too small for today’s use). Card case measures 11 cm by 7.75 cm by 1.5 cm thick. Excellent condition, except for the inside previously described. Clasp is good and strong. |
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Mother of Pearl Calling Card Case Item number: 5529 Date: late 19th century Price: NZ$278.00 Lovely Victorian card case — made in mother of pearl with contrast triangles of New Zealand paua shell. Concertina card holders inside, with silk lining. Case measures 108 mm x 76 mm x 20 mm. Very good condition, a few minor faults: slight loss of shell to a couple of the corners (see photo), and some tears to the card compartments inside. Dates to late 19th century. |
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Victorian Ivory Aide Memoir Item number: C7979 Date: late 19th century Price: NZ$135.00 A little aide memoir, or personal notebook — made in ivory, with ivory leaves inside. (You wrote in pencil, and then cleaned it off when the note became no longer needed). Swivel action, with four internal leaves and the front and back cover. Measures 5.5 cm by 2.5 cm and 6 mm thick. Excellent condition. Signs of old writing inside. |