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LIMOGES, LATE 16TH CENTURY
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A STAMPED LEATHER COFFER WITH A POLYCHROME ENAMEL PLAQUE DEPICTING JUSTICE
LIMOGES, LATE 16TH CENTURY
On green velvet-covered maple wood
6 x 2 ½ in. (15.4 x 5.2 cm.), the plaque; 1 1/3 x 7 x 3 in. (3.3 x 17.8 x 7.5 cm.), the coffer
LIMOGES, LATE 16TH CENTURY
On green velvet-covered maple wood
6 x 2 ½ in. (15.4 x 5.2 cm.), the plaque; 1 1/3 x 7 x 3 in. (3.3 x 17.8 x 7.5 cm.), the coffer
Special notice
These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale using a Temporary Import regime. Import VAT is payable (at 5%) on the Hammer price. VAT is also payable (at 20%) on the buyer’s Premium on a VAT inclusive basis. When a buyer of such a lot has registered an EU address but wishes to export the lot or complete the import into another EU country, he must advise Christie's immediately after the auction.
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Sale room notice
Please note that the underside of the present casket is stamped with two crowned dolphins, suggesting that it belonged to a dauphin of France, probably Louis XIII, dauphin from 1601-1610.
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