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PROBABLY ITALIAN, 19TH CENTURY, INCORPORATING 18TH/19TH CENTURY CAMEOS
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A CONTINENTAL SILVER, BLOODSTONE, LAPIS AND CAMEO-MOUNTED CASKET
PROBABLY ITALIAN, 19TH CENTURY, INCORPORATING 18TH/19TH CENTURY CAMEOS
Rectangular with silver borders, the sides with bloodstone panels mounted with cameos of portrait busts and spaced by lapis bands, the silver finial formed as a merman embracing a mermaid above a shield form cartouche engraved BC, all on four lapis ball feet, the silver apparently unmarked
11 ¾ in. (29.8 cm.) long
PROBABLY ITALIAN, 19TH CENTURY, INCORPORATING 18TH/19TH CENTURY CAMEOS
Rectangular with silver borders, the sides with bloodstone panels mounted with cameos of portrait busts and spaced by lapis bands, the silver finial formed as a merman embracing a mermaid above a shield form cartouche engraved BC, all on four lapis ball feet, the silver apparently unmarked
11 ¾ in. (29.8 cm.) long
Provenance
Collection of the late Baron Gustave de Rothschild.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 12 June 1986, lot 197.
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 12 June 1986, lot 197.
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.
Special notice
Please note this lot will be moved to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services (CFASS in Red Hook, Brooklyn) at 5pm on the last day of the sale. Lots may not be collected during the day of their move to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services. Please consult the Lot Collection Notice for collection information. This sheet is available from the Bidder Registration staff, Purchaser Payments or the Packing Desk and will be sent with your invoice.
Sale room notice
Please note the date of the casket is 19th century, however it incorporates 18th/19th century inset cameos.
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