Lot 27
27
An etched steel casket, probably Nrnberg, late 16th or early 17th century
An etched steel casket, probably Nrnberg, late 16th or early 17th century

Details
An etched steel casket, probably Nrnberg, late 16th or early 17th century
of rectangular form, on bun feet, the hinged cover with loop handle and foliate escutcheon plate, the interior lockplate shooting two bolts to the front edge, later velvet lined -- 7.3/8in. (18.6cm.) wide

Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
Ewald Berger Prunk-Kassetten, Arnoldsche, 1998. Similar caskets with ropetwist borders are illustrated and the technique of etching discussed on pages 34-35.

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