A fine tortoiseshell trunk-shaped casket with silver mounts

APPARENTLY UNMARKED, POSSIBLY FORMER DUTCH EAST INDIES, CIRCA 1740

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A fine tortoiseshell trunk-shaped casket with silver mounts
Apparently unmarked, possibly Former Dutch East Indies, circa 1740
Of fluted rectangular form, on four ball- and claw supports, surmounted by scrolling foliate motifs, the sides with two handles with rosette-shaped back plates, the angles with scrolling foliate mounts and with swing handle, the front with lock engraved with the monogram: GG
23 cm. (9 in.) wide

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