ITALIAN, EARLY 18TH CENTURY

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AN EBONY, TORTOISESHELL AND PEWTER INLAID CASKET
ITALIAN, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Decorated overall with recessed panels within ripple-mouldings, the stepped octagonal hinged top inlaid with a monogram, inset with a painted panel to the reverse depicting Diana, enclosing a fitted blue-silk lined interior with sixteen compartments, above a further hinged lid with octagonal mirror panel to the reverse enclosing an interior fitted with various compartments and drawers, on gilt-metal bun feet
33 cm. high x 49 cm. wide x 38.5 cm. deep

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Lot Essay

This could have been a marriage gift, with the monogram to the top, and two different coats-of-arms to the front representing the initials and arms of the betrothed. The box can be used to store a variety of items such as letters, jewellry and cosmetics.

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