Sale 1505
Glasgow
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22 May 1996
Price realised
GBP 207
Estimate
AN UNUSUAL WALNUT AND PÂPIER-MACHÉ CASKET The highly ornamental walnut veneers laid on a pâpier-maché ground, the shaped rectangular hinged lid decorated with a courting couple enclosed by a border worked with acanthus, c-scrolls, musical trophies and swags, the bombé sides similarly decorated, with twin brass ropetwist loop handles, on scrolled supports, two supports replaced and one missing 19½in. (49.5cm) wide
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