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A NEOPOLITAN TORTOISESHELL PIQUE COFFER
EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Worked in gold and engraved mother of pearl, the domed rectangular lid with framed and canted angles decorated on the inside with the coat-of-arms of __________ and enclosing a partly fitted interior, the case with canted angles and a flaring moulded plinth base, decorated with chinoiserie scenes on a trellis ground after Johann Nieuhof depicting everyday pursuits surrounded by singeries the angles decorated with masks and Chinese figures beneath canopies, in a later embossed green leather fitted case - 6¼in. (15.5cm.) high, 10¼in. (25.5cm.) wide, 8¼in. (20.5cm.) deep
EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Worked in gold and engraved mother of pearl, the domed rectangular lid with framed and canted angles decorated on the inside with the coat-of-arms of __________ and enclosing a partly fitted interior, the case with canted angles and a flaring moulded plinth base, decorated with chinoiserie scenes on a trellis ground after Johann Nieuhof depicting everyday pursuits surrounded by singeries the angles decorated with masks and Chinese figures beneath canopies, in a later embossed green leather fitted case - 6¼in. (15.5cm.) high, 10¼in. (25.5cm.) wide, 8¼in. (20.5cm.) deep