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Card cases always feature among the repertoire of many of the early 19th century Canton silversmiths. Whether
this was instigated by the close proximity of the foreign merchants is a matter of conjecture but such objects
were a necessary accoutrement to any gentleman’s everyday attire, probably only equalled by the ubiquitous
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snuff box.!
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