A LARGE ITALIAN GILT-BRONZE CASKET, PROBABLY MID 19TH CENTURY

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A LARGE ITALIAN GILT-BRONZE CASKET, PROBABLY MID 19TH CENTURY

raised on four multiple shell and foliate feet, pierced and chased with foliate strapwork, set with numerous crystals, colored stones, and beveled glass panels, the angles with caryatids, cover with associated mermaid finial, with alterations

length 23½ in.; height 23½ in.

60 cm; 60 cm