A MOTHER-OF-PEARL, HARDSTONE AND IVORY CASKET IN THE FORM OF A CLASSICAL TEMPLE
POSSIBLY VENETIAN, 19TH CENTURY
Applied with hardstone and mother-of-pearl relief in the manner of Shibayama decoration, the arches inset with tortoiseshell, the interior and base with a golden brown lacquer
6½ in. (16.5 cm.) long
A MOTHER-OF-PEARL, HARDSTONE AND IVORY CASKET IN THE FORM OF A CLASSICAL TEMPLE
POSSIBLY VENETIAN, 19TH CENTURY
Applied with hardstone and mother-of-pearl relief in the manner of Shibayama decoration, the arches inset with tortoiseshell, the interior and base with a golden brown lacquer
6½ in. (16.5 cm.) long