A GERMAN BRASS, PEWTER, SNAKEWOOD AND TORTOISESHELL 'BOULLE' MARQUETRY CASKET

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£ 4 000
Date de l'enchèreClassic
20.05.2021 11:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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Royaume-Uni, London
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ID 541196
Lot 36 | A GERMAN BRASS, PEWTER, SNAKEWOOD AND TORTOISESHELL 'BOULLE' MARQUETRY CASKET
Inlaid overall with with strapwork and scrolling foliage, the rectangular hinged top centred with a engraved cartouche depicting Mercury slaying Argus, the drop front and back decorated with hunting and village scenes, the sides with later brass carrying handles, opening to reveal a burgundy-leather-lined interior with a letter compartment and removable tray fitted with a toilette service, above five small drawers and two secret drawers, the silver with maker's mark of Thomas Dicks, London, 1830, the card compartment with printed label 'BIGGS / DESK & DRESSING CASE / Manufacturer / 87 Rathbone Place / Oxford Street London'; some losses and restorations
81/4 in. (21 cm.) high; 123/4 in. (32.5 cm.) long; 81/4 in. (21 cm.) deep
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