ID 696818
Lot 179 | AN INDO-PORTUGUESE GILT-METAL AND SILVER-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL TABLE CASKET
Estimate value
£ 2 500 – 4 000
POSSIBLY 18TH CENTURY, WITH 19TH CENTURY TORTOISESHELL PANELS
Rectangular, the hinged cover mounted to the corners with fish, the pierced borders chased with foliage, the sides with drop-handles mounted with turquoise, the corners with turned and fluted pilasters terminating in paw feet, the interior relined with crimson silk
5 3⁄8 in. (13.8 cm.) high; 9 1⁄4 in. (23.5 cm.) wide; 5 3⁄8 in. (13.7 cm.) deep
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Gilding, Silver, Tortoiseshell |
| Art style: | Renaissance |
| Auction house category: | Boxes and Cases |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Gilding, Silver, Tortoiseshell |
| Art style: | Renaissance |
| Auction house category: | Boxes and Cases |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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| Phone | +44 (0)20 7839 9060 | |
| Buyer Premium | see on Website | |
| Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase |



