An ivory casket
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An ivory casket

POSSIBLY FRANCE, 19TH CENTURY

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An ivory casket
Possibly France, 19th Century
On four bun feet, the sides decorated in low relief with stylised foliate rims, centred by masks and scrolling foliage, the domed hinged cover with two Bacchante on drapped and tasseled pedestal flanked by two caryatids surrounded by fruitbaskets and foliate bud scrolls, the sides with cherub heads
9.9 cm. long
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