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CIRCA 1720
Details
A REGENCE BRASS AND GILT-METAL THREAD MOUNTED OLIVE-GREEN VELVET COFFER
CIRCA 1720
With domed lid and carrying-handle flanked by pierced spandrel mounts, the hook-and-eye catches enclosing a blue-green silk-lined interior, apparently original, the underside inscribed in black '1e V 4/a' in possibly 18th Century hand
19½ in. (49.5 cm.) wide; 8 in. (20 cm.) high; 13 in. (33 cm.) deep
CIRCA 1720
With domed lid and carrying-handle flanked by pierced spandrel mounts, the hook-and-eye catches enclosing a blue-green silk-lined interior, apparently original, the underside inscribed in black '1e V 4/a' in possibly 18th Century hand
19½ in. (49.5 cm.) wide; 8 in. (20 cm.) high; 13 in. (33 cm.) deep
Provenance
The Alberto Pinto Collection, sold Sotheby's New York, 29 March 1999, lot 181.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium