An Eye-catching Art Deco Celluloid Geisha Pill Box sub-Curios this pipe is superbly realised

this pipe is superbly realised and proves an unusual and curious piece of folk art

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a printing process already in use as early as 1930

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An Eye-catching Art Deco Celluloid Geisha Pill Box sub-Curios this pipe is superbly realisedOrigin: English Period: Art Deco Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1925 30 Height: 1. 5 inches Diameter: 1. 75 inches The delicately proportioned celluloid, fashioned in dramatic ebony black with screw top lid, depicting a Japanese Geisha in Art Deco style, opening to reveal an ivory coloured interior. The contrasting ebony and ivory is wonderfully appealing and the stylised geisha girl is beautifully realised, the ruby red of the kimono giving her real