Sale 5898
London
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2 December 1997
Price realised
GBP 5,520
Estimate
AN EBONISED AND STAINED CARVED WOODEN BOX Eger Workshops, mid 17th century The lid carved with a scene of the Expulsion from the Garden of Eden; the hinged lid opening to reveal an interior with mirrored sides and a mirror on the underside of the lid, and the bottom with a relief scene of a courtly couple in an architectural landscape. The lock altered; minor damages and restorations. 13 7/8 x 6 3/8 x 13¾ in. (35.2 x 16.2 x 34.9 cm.)
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This type of intarsia decoration carved in relief was a speciality of the city of Eger in modern-day Hungary, and was frequently employed - as here - to adorn cabinets and boxes.
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