LOT 342
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Lot 342
AN ORNATE CARVED GILT WOOD CASKET, VENETIAN, 18TH OR 19TH CENTURY. Resting on four carved and gilt scrolled bracket feet, the sides with carved rosettes and leaves, and further inset with mirror tiles. The hinged lid similarly carved and decorated, and at center a relief carved coat of arms of a Cardinal. The underside of lid decorated with carved bone figures of saints, each within an arched reserve flanked by fluted columns, surmounted with classical figures and below, winged putti. With original key. Height 8.5 inches (21.5 cm), depth 11.5 inches (29 cm), width 12.75 inches (32.5 cm).
Estimate:
$800 - 1,200
€ 560 - 840
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