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Lot 1
Tuesday 22 May, 2012 - 10.00amA pair of Chinese ivory rectangular table screens, finely carved and stained with scholars at leisurely pursuits and with calligraphy to reverse, each panel 8ins (203mm) x 4.25ins (108mm), 10.75ins (272mm) high overall (Qing Dynasty -19th Century - some losses and repair) Provenance: Frederick Evans Collection - copy of photograph showing Screens in Lounge of Flat in Tietsin, circa 1940