Meiji Period (Late 19Th Century) — A Fine Three-Case Inro

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Estimate: £12,000–£18,000 hammer ≈ $19,070–$28,605
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Sale: Christie's — Japanese Art & Design, London (South Kensington) · 21 June 1999
Record ID: TB-2026-4802941
Record: first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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A Fine Three-Case Inro, MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY). Christie's, 21 Jun 1999, lot 219. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4802941.

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A Fine Three-Case Inro, MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY). Christie's, 21 Jun 1999, lot 219. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4802941.

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From the same sale Japanese Art & Design · Jun 1999

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Richard Bethell Cox, facing right in blue velvet coat, white waistcoa…	George Engleheart	£400–£600
A young lady, believed to be Maria Gunning, Countess of Coventry, fac…	Christian Friedrich Zincke	£1,000–£1,500
Henry Wilmot, facing right in silver-embroidered grey jacket, gold-em…	Gervase Spencer	£500–£800
Impressed Seal Kinkozan Zo , Meiji Period (Late 19Th Century)	A Satsuma Vase	£700–£900
Signed Masanao , Edo Period (Mid-Late 18Th Century)	An Ivory Netsuke	£40,000–£60,000
Edo Period (18Th Century)	An Ivory Netsuke	£4,000–£6,000