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CIRCA 1890
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A large Viennese gilt-metal-mounted enamel octagonal casket
Circa 1890
The hinged top centred by a goddess walking a lion ridden by a cherub, within a grotesque frame, the interior lined with cream silk, the side with further grotesques, the canted angles each with a beauty's profile, respectively inscribed Margareta 1525, Laura 1473, Julia 1560 and Blanca 1469, on four toupie feet
11¼ in. (28.5 cm.) high; 21¼ in. (54 cm.) wide; 16 in. (40.5 cm.) deep
Circa 1890
The hinged top centred by a goddess walking a lion ridden by a cherub, within a grotesque frame, the interior lined with cream silk, the side with further grotesques, the canted angles each with a beauty's profile, respectively inscribed Margareta 1525, Laura 1473, Julia 1560 and Blanca 1469, on four toupie feet
11¼ in. (28.5 cm.) high; 21¼ in. (54 cm.) wide; 16 in. (40.5 cm.) deep