Lot 309
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A Furstenberg gilt-metal mounted rectangular casket
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A Furstenberg gilt-metal mounted rectangular casket

CIRCA 1765, BLUE F MARK TO BASE OF INTERIOR, THE MOUNTS CONTEMPORARY

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A Furstenberg gilt-metal mounted rectangular casket
Circa 1765, blue F mark to base of interior, the mounts contemporary
Each side with a large bouquet, the front and back with garlands of flowers in the form of a CW monogram surmounted by a crown with a floral orb and sides below a border of gilt interlocking scrolls, the front mounted with a scrolling escutcheon, the lower part with a shaped apron and four incised paw and gilt ball feet, the cover in the form of a shallow domed rectangular pyramid with scattered flowers about a branch handle enriched with gilding and with foliage terminals, gilt line rims (minute chip to back right-hand edge, cover loose from mount, areas of minute wear to gilding)
47/8 in. (12.3 cm.) high x 4½ in. (11.4 cm.) wide
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

This form of casket appears to be unrecorded. It would appear to be an individual commission for a nobleman, most probably Carl Wilhelm Ferdinand (succeeded his father in 1780) who had already made substantial purchases, for which he did not always pay very qickly, by 1774.

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