AN ORMOLU AND SILVERED BRONZE MOUNTED BERLIN COFFER AND COVER
CIRCA 1882, BLUE SCEPTRE AND SGR.P MARKS, IMPRESSED AND INCISED 3306, IMPRESED W AND C
Of rectangular form surmounted by a scroll and shell handle flanked by busts of putti, the hinged cover composed of four panels painted with vignettes of eighteenth century couples in garden landscapes, fitted at the corners with cast cornucopiae issuing flowers, the conforming box with baroque style mounts centering a gaping mask escutcheon, flanked by caryatid putti standing atop rocaille-scroll feet
14¾ in. (37.4 cm.) wide, overall
AN ORMOLU AND SILVERED BRONZE MOUNTED BERLIN COFFER AND COVER
CIRCA 1882, BLUE SCEPTRE AND SGR.P MARKS, IMPRESSED AND INCISED 3306, IMPRESED W AND C
Of rectangular form surmounted by a scroll and shell handle flanked by busts of putti, the hinged cover composed of four panels painted with vignettes of eighteenth century couples in garden landscapes, fitted at the corners with cast cornucopiae issuing flowers, the conforming box with baroque style mounts centering a gaping mask escutcheon, flanked by caryatid putti standing atop rocaille-scroll feet
14¾ in. (37.4 cm.) wide, overall
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