A Continental engraved brass casket, possibly Italian, parts 18th century
A Continental engraved brass casket, possibly Italian, parts 18th century

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A Continental engraved brass casket, possibly Italian, parts 18th century
of rectangular form with raised foot, the cover cast with two sphinx flanking a lyre with escutcheon below, the side panels pierced and engraved with exotic birds amidst foliage, the foot with conforming decoration -- 10½in. (26.7cm.) wide