Condition is excellent, and guaranteed so. This is a combined thimble and needle case finely open worked and turned in bone. In the middle of the lid, a bone turned column opens to take needles. Under the vase basement, a rose is engraved. It is a French work, dating from the late 18th Century.
Condition is excellent, and guaranteed so.
We only would mention, for very exigent amateurs, that it maybe possible to find some differences in colour and some veins, as normal, on bone carved items. Chinese arrowheads measure approx. 7 long and 1 wide. The points feature a lovely green patina that can only be attained through time. These arrowheads are commonly found throughout China in old garbage dumps and farms, they are not rare, but can be hard to come by.