Lot Essay
A related cuir bouilli document case, is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and was formerly in the collection of the Princes of Liechtenstein (53.118,1ab).
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16TH CENTURY
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AN ITALIAN GILT-DECORATED CUIR BOUILLI DOCUMENT CASE
16TH CENTURY
The lid with loops for a string, opening to an interior fitted with compartments, stamped overall with scrolling floral decoration, with a paper label to the interior inscribed in ink '1'
14¼ in. (36 cm.) high, 4 in. (10 cm.) wide, 3¼ in. (8.5 cm.) deep
16TH CENTURY
The lid with loops for a string, opening to an interior fitted with compartments, stamped overall with scrolling floral decoration, with a paper label to the interior inscribed in ink '1'
14¼ in. (36 cm.) high, 4 in. (10 cm.) wide, 3¼ in. (8.5 cm.) deep