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An oak and leather covered casket
of rectangular form, tooled and heightened in polychrome, the cover and sides decorated with birds, zoomorphic motifs and and foliate ornament, the cover with a scalloped fringe, bound in steel with straps to the angles, with circular escutcheon to the front, swing handles to the sides, possibly Portuguese, 17th century -- 23½in. (59.5cm) wide
See Illustration.
of rectangular form, tooled and heightened in polychrome, the cover and sides decorated with birds, zoomorphic motifs and and foliate ornament, the cover with a scalloped fringe, bound in steel with straps to the angles, with circular escutcheon to the front, swing handles to the sides, possibly Portuguese, 17th century -- 23½in. (59.5cm) wide
See Illustration.