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A rare openworked Chinese ivory flint case, richly decorated in relief with finger citrus, peach flowers and insects, visible traces of red and green pigments, original silk tassel with bead. A near identical example is in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Object number: Ancient carving 000259N000000000. China, Qianlong period (1736-1795) -6.4 x 7.5 cm, parts of the tassel missing, slight signs of wear, comes with CITES certificate no 25NL336533/20, this item can not be shipped outside the EU-