An Italian Ormolu-Mounted Pietra Dura and Ebony Casket

Inset overall with various marble and hardstones comprising lapis lazuli , diaspro di Sicilia , diaspro indio , diaspro rosso , diaspro di Corsica , and diaspro di Volterra , amethyst, chalcedony and other agates, within a Belgian black marble surround, decorated with ribbon-tied fruiting foliage, the shaped rectangular moulded hinged top with canted angles, centred by a bird perched on a branch amidst cherries and flowerheads, enclosing a crimson red velvet-lined interior, on scrolled feet, the vine mounts 17th century and possibly associated, the brass leaftip border mounts later

Schätzpreis:€35,445.57

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