Lot Essay
A very similarly decorated box in the Musée Communal, Spa, is illustrated H. Huth, Lacquer of the West, London, 1971, fig. 299.
SECOND-HALF 17TH CENTURY
Details
A SPA BRASS AND MOTHER OF PEARL-INLAID BEECHWOOD COFFER**
Second-half 17th Century
Of rectangular shape, decorated with flowers and arabesques, with hinged slightly domed lid
5in. (12cm.) high, 14in. (36.5cm.) wide, 9½ (24.5cm.) deep
Second-half 17th Century
Of rectangular shape, decorated with flowers and arabesques, with hinged slightly domed lid
5in. (12cm.) high, 14in. (36.5cm.) wide, 9½ (24.5cm.) deep
Provenance
Sold Sotheby's, London, 28 May 1993, lot 97