Two circular tortoiseshell boxes with covers, 19th century. photo Bonhams

The larger with the top deeply carved with figures at work and leisure in a riverside townscape, the sides with dwellings amongst trees, the base with larger scale figures in a garden setting, 9.7cm diameter, the smaller with the top carved with a single figure in a rocky landscape, sides with dwellings amongst trees and base with figures in a garden setting, (smaller example badly cracked), 8.8cm diameter - Sold for £1,860

Bonhams. Asian Art, European Glass and Ceramic, 21 Apr 2010. Edinburgh www.bonhams.com