comprising: one with foliate-pierced body, one side engraved 'Elizabeth Trull' within a shield-shaped cartouche, the reverse chased with panel of buildings within a landscape, apparently unmarked; another with foliate-pierced body and chain handle, marked to base; another chased with figures within a landscape, engraved 'MR' within a shield-form cartouche, the reverse chased with bamboo, mark of Kwan Wo, Canton or Hong Kong; another with floral ground, each side with shaped cartouche chased with figures in a landscape and vacant shield cartouche, the reverse chased with chrysanthemum, apparently unmarked; one chased throughout with figures in a landscape and bamboo, mark of Hung Chong, Hong Kong or Shanghai; and a smaller example with matte-ground chased with prunus blossoms, one side with stylized monogram 'MH' within a shield-form cartouche, apparently unmarked
4.1/2 in. (11.4 cm.) high, the largest

14 oz. 16 dwt. (460 gr.)

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Author Adrien von Ferscht notes that card cases with suspended by chains usually signify that a Chinese merchant originally owned it. The case would have hung around their necks inside a traditional merchant robe. For further information please see Adrien von Ferscht, Chinese Export Silver 1785-1940 – The Definitive Collectors’ Guide, 4th Edition, Glasgow and Beijing, January 2015.