CARLO BUGATTI, CIRCA 1902
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A FINE PARCHMENT AND GILT-BRONZE CASKET
Carlo Bugatti, circa 1902
The vellum-covered rectangular casket with fitted lid, decorated with a stylized flower and insect motif, with coral-colored accents and gilding, supported by four elaborately cast dragonflies, the interior lined in velvet, with faded paper label 183 80, accompanied by a reproduction of a period photograph depicting a Bugatti interior with the casket in situ
6½in. (16.5cm.) high, 19½in. (49.5cm.) wide, 6in. (15.3cm.) deep
Carlo Bugatti, circa 1902
The vellum-covered rectangular casket with fitted lid, decorated with a stylized flower and insect motif, with coral-colored accents and gilding, supported by four elaborately cast dragonflies, the interior lined in velvet, with faded paper label 183 80, accompanied by a reproduction of a period photograph depicting a Bugatti interior with the casket in situ
6½in. (16.5cm.) high, 19½in. (49.5cm.) wide, 6in. (15.3cm.) deep