Furniture & Works of Art - 11 Nov 2008
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An 18th century French carved ivory tobacco rasp, with a shell terminal, pierced at the top, above a female figure modelled as Diana, above fruit, leaves, scrolls and a further shell, with an iron rasp and a screw hinge to the back panel decorated a lady with bare breasts holding a lamp above cupid, 7.5in (19cm) h. Small chip to the to front of the shell around the piercing, the back of the shell is part missing.


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