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CIRCA 1700
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A LOUIS XIV BRASS-INLAID RED TORTOISESHELL BOULLE MARQUETRY CASKET
CIRCA 1700
Inlaid overall with Bérainesque scenes onto a bombé form, the hinged rectangular stepped top with dancing Indians and attendant hounds, the frieze with monkeys and birds, on a moulded brass plinth, the interior lined with olivewood, repair to one hinge, minor losses
4¼ in. (11 cm.) high; 11½ in. (29 cm.) wide; 8¾ in. (22 cm.) deep
CIRCA 1700
Inlaid overall with Bérainesque scenes onto a bombé form, the hinged rectangular stepped top with dancing Indians and attendant hounds, the frieze with monkeys and birds, on a moulded brass plinth, the interior lined with olivewood, repair to one hinge, minor losses
4¼ in. (11 cm.) high; 11½ in. (29 cm.) wide; 8¾ in. (22 cm.) deep
Provenance
Ader, Paris, 12 June 1970.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.
Brought to you by
Victoria von Westenholz