A LARGE PARCEL-GILT STEEL PENCASE
A LARGE PARCEL-GILT STEEL PENCASE

PROBABLY SPAIN, LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A LARGE PARCEL-GILT STEEL PENCASE
PROBABLY SPAIN, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Of rectangular form with curved edges, a hinged lid and cusped latches on the front, the gilded surface with engraved decoration in relief, the lid with two square and one rectangular cartouche containing scrolling arabesques with a knotted silver border, the ground with a geometric pattern, the sides with gilded reciprocal palmettes on punched silvered ground bordered by bands of geometric strapwork, the underside gilded, the interior silver plated
16 3/8in. (41.6cm.) long

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