THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED SEVRES-PATTERN PORCELAIN CASKET
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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED SEVRES-PATTERN PORCELAIN CASKET
Late 19th Century
Of serpentine outline, the heavily gilded turquoise ground lid with a central painted panel depicting a courting couple in a wooded glade signed Poitevin and opening to reveal a padded embroidered interior, the sides similarly decorated with riverscape views, the underside with interlaced 'L' mark
12¼in. (31.1cm.) wide; 5¼in. (13.2cm.) high; 8¼in. (21cm.) deep
Late 19th Century
Of serpentine outline, the heavily gilded turquoise ground lid with a central painted panel depicting a courting couple in a wooded glade signed Poitevin and opening to reveal a padded embroidered interior, the sides similarly decorated with riverscape views, the underside with interlaced 'L' mark
12¼in. (31.1cm.) wide; 5¼in. (13.2cm.) high; 8¼in. (21cm.) deep