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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  The Autumn Auction Series
• Sale Date:
  16 Jun 2014 ~ 11am (Lots 1 -357)
  17 Jun 2014 ~ 11am (Lots 358 - 728)
  17 Jun 2014 ~ 6pm (Lots 729 - 860)
• Lot #:
  151
• Lot Description:
  A fine Japanese mixed metal presentation box, Meiji period, 1868-1912
  the silver box with a bronze and shakudo plate on the cover, inlaid with a heron in silver and gold and signed 'Toshimasa', the silver box signed by Miyamoto Shoko (Imperial family silversmith), lined with zitan wood.
  4.8cm, 14.3cm, 10.6cm
• Provenance:
  Presented to and inscribed on the inside 'Mr William Parsons'.
• Notes:
  Parsons was a famous US civil engineer who worked on a number of major projects in the far east
• Estimate:
  A$2,500 - 3,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Oriental

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