THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A LOUIS XIV ORMOLU-MOUNTED BOULLE COPPER, BRASS AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID TORTOISESHELL BOX
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A LOUIS XIV ORMOLU-MOUNTED BOULLE COPPER, BRASS AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID TORTOISESHELL BOX
The rectangular hinged lid with bérainesque grotesques centred by Hercules killing Cerberus, with waisted spreading border, enclosing a pink velvet-lined interior, the bolection sides with hunters, dogs and rabbits within scrolling foliage, the angles with espagnolette masks terminating in scroll feet, re-mounted and re-carcased
14¾in. (37.5cm.) wide; 5½in. (14cm.) high; 11¼in. (28.5cm.) deep
The rectangular hinged lid with bérainesque grotesques centred by Hercules killing Cerberus, with waisted spreading border, enclosing a pink velvet-lined interior, the bolection sides with hunters, dogs and rabbits within scrolling foliage, the angles with espagnolette masks terminating in scroll feet, re-mounted and re-carcased
14¾in. (37.5cm.) wide; 5½in. (14cm.) high; 11¼in. (28.5cm.) deep