THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A SPANISH COLONIAL SILVER-MOUNTED, MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND TORTOISESHELL MARQUETRY CASKET
LATE 17TH EARLY 18TH CENTURY
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A SPANISH COLONIAL SILVER-MOUNTED, MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND TORTOISESHELL MARQUETRY CASKET
Late 17th early 18th Century
Inlaid overall with foliate scrolls, the hinged lid centred by a raised panel mounted with a circular clasp with C-scrolls and scallop-shells, the corners mounted with scrolling acanthus, enclosing a fitted interior with variously-sized open compartments and two secret short drawers, the sides similarly mounted, on circular bun feet, Mexican or Peruvian, minor losses
15 in. (38 cm.) square; 6¼ in. (16 cm.) high
Late 17th early 18th Century
Inlaid overall with foliate scrolls, the hinged lid centred by a raised panel mounted with a circular clasp with C-scrolls and scallop-shells, the corners mounted with scrolling acanthus, enclosing a fitted interior with variously-sized open compartments and two secret short drawers, the sides similarly mounted, on circular bun feet, Mexican or Peruvian, minor losses
15 in. (38 cm.) square; 6¼ in. (16 cm.) high