A LOUIS XIV BRASS-INLAID RED TORTOISESHELL BOULLE MARQUETRY CASKET
CIRCA 1700
Inlaid overall with Bérainesque scenes onto a bombé form, the hinged rectangular stepped top with dancing Indians and attendant hounds, the frieze with monkeys and birds, on a moulded brass plinth, the interior lined with olivewood, repair to one hinge, minor losses
4¼ in. (11 cm.) high; 11½ in. (29 cm.) wide; 8¾ in. (22 cm.) deep
A LOUIS XIV BRASS-INLAID RED TORTOISESHELL BOULLE MARQUETRY CASKET
CIRCA 1700
Inlaid overall with Bérainesque scenes onto a bombé form, the hinged rectangular stepped top with dancing Indians and attendant hounds, the frieze with monkeys and birds, on a moulded brass plinth, the interior lined with olivewood, repair to one hinge, minor losses
4¼ in. (11 cm.) high; 11½ in. (29 cm.) wide; 8¾ in. (22 cm.) deep
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