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An Italian gold, mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell piqué casket, probably Neapolitan and 18th century

Estimate

5,000 - 7,000 EUR

Lot Details

Description

shaped rectangular for, the lid elaborately inlaid with scrollwork, arabesques and garlands in piqué posé, surrounded by piqué point flower heads, within borders of intertwined mother of pearl bands, decorated with classical gold masks to each corner


4.2 cm high, 12.2 wide, 8.3 cm deep; 1 5/8in., 4 3/4in., 3 1/4in.



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