19TH CENTURY
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A CONTINENTAL RENAISSANCE STYLE SILVER MOUNTED CASKET/BOOK COVER
19th Century
The top centrally decorated with applied silver design depicting music making putti, grotesques and foliate urns within a border of applied portrait medallions and armorial shields, above a crimson velvet ground, the sides similarly decorated, the interior fitted as a book cover with a silvered metal lining fitted with compartments
4in. (11cm.) high, 13in. (35cm.) wide, 11in. (28cm.) deep
19th Century
The top centrally decorated with applied silver design depicting music making putti, grotesques and foliate urns within a border of applied portrait medallions and armorial shields, above a crimson velvet ground, the sides similarly decorated, the interior fitted as a book cover with a silvered metal lining fitted with compartments
4in. (11cm.) high, 13in. (35cm.) wide, 11in. (28cm.) deep
Sale room notice
Please note that this lot is being offered without reserve.