AN OVAL GILT-COPPER AND PARCEL-GILT POLYCHROME ENAMEL MIRROR CASE
LIMOGES, EARLY 17TH CENTURY
The enamel plaque with a figure of Mercury to the centre beneath a canopy and flanked by flower-filled vases and urns issuing water beneath; in a hinged, gilt-copper case engraved extensively to the front and sides and containing a later mirror to the interior
3½ in. (9 cm.) high, the plaque; 5 in. (12.8 cm.) overall
AN OVAL GILT-COPPER AND PARCEL-GILT POLYCHROME ENAMEL MIRROR CASE
LIMOGES, EARLY 17TH CENTURY
The enamel plaque with a figure of Mercury to the centre beneath a canopy and flanked by flower-filled vases and urns issuing water beneath; in a hinged, gilt-copper case engraved extensively to the front and sides and containing a later mirror to the interior
3½ in. (9 cm.) high, the plaque; 5 in. (12.8 cm.) overall
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