A tortoiseshell and ivory veneered casket

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A tortoiseshell and ivory veneered casket
of rectangular form with twin brass handles and on reeded bun feet (later), the tortoiseshell panels within reeded ivory and chequer strung borders, with fall front to an interior of six short and one long drawer with conforming decoration, South German, late 17th/early 18th century -- 15in. (38cm) wide
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