A Napoleon III ormolu-mounted, tortoiseshell and marquetry box
Inlaid overall with scrolling strapwork, arabesques, flowering foliage and birds, the domed canted rectangular hinged top with foliate and entrelac rim, enclosing a plain interior veneered with rosewood, the sides and front inlaid with a fruiting vase, the angles inlaid with espagnolettes, on acanthus feet, minor losses to the tortoiseshell
13cm. high x 33cm. wide x 24cm. deep
A Napoleon III ormolu-mounted, tortoiseshell and marquetry box
Inlaid overall with scrolling strapwork, arabesques, flowering foliage and birds, the domed canted rectangular hinged top with foliate and entrelac rim, enclosing a plain interior veneered with rosewood, the sides and front inlaid with a fruiting vase, the angles inlaid with espagnolettes, on acanthus feet, minor losses to the tortoiseshell
13cm. high x 33cm. wide x 24cm. deep
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