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SOUTHERN SPAIN, 19TH CENTURY OR EARLIER
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AN IVORY AND BONE-INLAID WALNUT CASKET IN MUDEJAR STYLE
SOUTHERN SPAIN, 19TH CENTURY OR EARLIER
Of rectangular form, inlaid with stellar motifs around a chequered pattern, the sides with repeating infinite knot motifs, with iron handles, the key now lacking
13 x 30 ¼x 18 ½in. (33 x 76.8 x 47cm.)
SOUTHERN SPAIN, 19TH CENTURY OR EARLIER
Of rectangular form, inlaid with stellar motifs around a chequered pattern, the sides with repeating infinite knot motifs, with iron handles, the key now lacking
13 x 30 ¼x 18 ½in. (33 x 76.8 x 47cm.)
Provenance
Possibly the one sold from the 6th Earl of Rosebery, Sotheby's Mentmore sale, Buckinghamshire, 18th-20th May 1977, lot 901.
Sotheby's, Bernheimer Burg Marquartstein Day Sale, London, 25 November 2015, lot 345 (where catalogued as 16th/17th century)
Sotheby's, Bernheimer Burg Marquartstein Day Sale, London, 25 November 2015, lot 345 (where catalogued as 16th/17th century)
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.