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CIRCA 1715-20
Details
A REGENCE BOULLE BRASS-INLAID RED TORTOISESHELL AND MARQUETRY CASKET
Circa 1715-20
The canted rectangular top with Brain-inspired designs within a guilloche surround, the concave outer molding of the lid and ogee-molded sides of the box similarly decorated, the edge of the lid with alternating bead and flower-head guilloche banding, the lower edge of the box set with a quarter-circle acanthus molding, the corners of the lid and box set with acanthus leaves, on later toupie feet, the escutcheon later
5in. (14.5cm.) high, 13in. (33.5cm.) wide, 9in. (25cm.) deep
Circa 1715-20
The canted rectangular top with Brain-inspired designs within a guilloche surround, the concave outer molding of the lid and ogee-molded sides of the box similarly decorated, the edge of the lid with alternating bead and flower-head guilloche banding, the lower edge of the box set with a quarter-circle acanthus molding, the corners of the lid and box set with acanthus leaves, on later toupie feet, the escutcheon later
5in. (14.5cm.) high, 13in. (33.5cm.) wide, 9in. (25cm.) deep
Provenance
Anonymous Sale, Christie's New York, 21 May 1997, lot 518 ($5,520).