A Bone and Spider Silk Box
indeterminate age
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L O T 2 0
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The thirteen silk-wrapped projecting finials reinforced with undulating silver wire and supporting a fine silk mesh, a small black egg rests inside (not shown).
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Undamaged despite apparent delicacy of material and construction.
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From the collection of Dr. and Mrs. Alexander R. Goldstein, New York, acquired while on a diplomatic mission to Japan in the 1950s; by descent.
Lot 20
A Bone And Spider Silk Box