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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN (LOTS 102-103)
A GILT AND SILVERED-BRONZE-MOUNTED GERMAN PORCELAIN CASKET
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Details
A GILT AND SILVERED-BRONZE-MOUNTED GERMAN PORCELAIN CASKET
LATE 19TH CENTURY
The hinged top with a handle flanked to each side by a herm putto, issuing four cornucopiae, the front centred by a grotesque escutcheon, flanked to each side by a standing putto, the back centred by a grotesque mask, above an acanthus plinth and scroll feet, each porcelain panel depicting a scène galante, with ruby-coloured velvet lining
13½ in. (35 cm.) high; 14½ in. (37 cm.) wide; 10½ in. (27 cm.) deep
LATE 19TH CENTURY
The hinged top with a handle flanked to each side by a herm putto, issuing four cornucopiae, the front centred by a grotesque escutcheon, flanked to each side by a standing putto, the back centred by a grotesque mask, above an acanthus plinth and scroll feet, each porcelain panel depicting a scène galante, with ruby-coloured velvet lining
13½ in. (35 cm.) high; 14½ in. (37 cm.) wide; 10½ in. (27 cm.) deep
Provenance
Anonymous sale in these rooms, 29 March 2007, lot 4 (£6,000).
Brought to you by
Anne Qaimmaqami
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