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A SILVER-MOUNTED AMBER AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL CASKET
GERMAN, PROBABLY KÖNIGSBERG, 18TH CENTURY
The transparent amber panels backed with foil embellished with foliate decoration; the lid centred by a silver cartouche engraved with a coat of arms; the interior with three compartments with painted lids and amber finial handles.
Numerous cracks; restorations; minor losses.
6 5/8 x 2 5/8 x 4¼in. (16.8 x 6.7 x 10.8cm.)
GERMAN, PROBABLY KÖNIGSBERG, 18TH CENTURY
The transparent amber panels backed with foil embellished with foliate decoration; the lid centred by a silver cartouche engraved with a coat of arms; the interior with three compartments with painted lids and amber finial handles.
Numerous cracks; restorations; minor losses.
6 5/8 x 2 5/8 x 4¼in. (16.8 x 6.7 x 10.8cm.)