Important South African & International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 10 October 2016
English, Continental, Oriental and Cape Silver, Furniture and Decorative Arts
Lot Estimate
ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
About this Item
A French tortoiseshell brass-inlaid ebonized and gilt-metal mounted casket, mid 19th century
the hinged rectangular stepped cover set with a panel inlaid with masks, birds and foliage, enclosing a later velvet-lined interior, raised on acanthus-headed paw feet, the sides with lion-masks, tortoiseshell and brass inlay loss, restorations,lacking key, 11,5cm high, 30,5cm wide, 23cm deep
Notes
* This lot is not suitable for export.
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