AN ITALIAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED PIETRA DURA AND EBONY CASKET
ATTRIBUTED TO THE GRAND DUCAL WORKSHOPS, FLORENCE, LATE 17TH CENTURY
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, with associated vine border mounts, on scrolled feet
7½ in. (19 cm.) high; 14½ in. (37 cm.) wide; 11½ in. (29 cm.) deep
AN ITALIAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED PIETRA DURA AND EBONY CASKET
ATTRIBUTED TO THE GRAND DUCAL WORKSHOPS, FLORENCE, LATE 17TH CENTURY
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, with associated vine border mounts, on scrolled feet
7½ in. (19 cm.) high; 14½ in. (37 cm.) wide; 11½ in. (29 cm.) deep
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