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LATE 17TH CENTURY, SIGNED WITH INITIALS C.B., PROBABLY FOR CORNELIS BELLEKIN, AMSTERDAM
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A DUTCH GILT-METAL MOUNTED MOTHER-OF-PEARL POWDER-FLASK
LATE 17TH CENTURY, SIGNED WITH INITIALS C.B., PROBABLY FOR CORNELIS BELLEKIN, AMSTERDAM
Circular with moulded borders, the mother-of-pearl panel carved with a scene of Venus, Cupid and Mercury and with attendant playful putti, applied the sides with a loop attachment, each with pendant gold-thread rope-work tassel
5 in. (13 cm.) diam.
LATE 17TH CENTURY, SIGNED WITH INITIALS C.B., PROBABLY FOR CORNELIS BELLEKIN, AMSTERDAM
Circular with moulded borders, the mother-of-pearl panel carved with a scene of Venus, Cupid and Mercury and with attendant playful putti, applied the sides with a loop attachment, each with pendant gold-thread rope-work tassel
5 in. (13 cm.) diam.
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Sale room notice
Please note the description should read: ‘GILT-METAL MOUNTED’ instead of ‘SILVER AND GILT-METAL MOUNTED’. The description is correct online.
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