LOT 344
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Lot 344
AN ORNATE GILT BRONZE AND SILVERED CASKET IN THE LATE BYZANTINE STYLE, 20TH CENTURY. Resting on four winged griffin feet at each corner. The sides decorated in ornate relief strapwork and scrolling foliage amidst birds and animals. The hinged lid of gabled roof form decorated with four detailed relief sculpted scenes set within medallions encircled with rope border and amidst animals. The lid with decorative hinged latch elements and the ridge of roof mounted with decorative crest molding. The interior lined in velvet. Length 9 inches, width 5.75 inches, height 7 inches (23 x 14.5 x 17.8 cm).
Estimate:
$800 - 1,200
€ 560 - 840
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