AN INDO-PORTUGUESE GILT-METAL AND SILVER-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL TABLE CASKET
POSSIBLY 18TH CENTURY, WITH 19TH CENTURY TORTOISESHELL PANELS
Rectangular, the hinged cover mounted to the corners with fish, the pierced borders chased with foliage, the sides with drop-handles mounted with turquoise, the corners with turned and fluted pilasters terminating in paw feet, the interior relined with crimson silk
5 3⁄8 in. (13.8 cm.) high; 9 1⁄4 in. (23.5 cm.) wide; 5 3⁄8 in. (13.7 cm.) deep
AN INDO-PORTUGUESE GILT-METAL AND SILVER-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL TABLE CASKET
POSSIBLY 18TH CENTURY, WITH 19TH CENTURY TORTOISESHELL PANELS
Rectangular, the hinged cover mounted to the corners with fish, the pierced borders chased with foliage, the sides with drop-handles mounted with turquoise, the corners with turned and fluted pilasters terminating in paw feet, the interior relined with crimson silk
5 3⁄8 in. (13.8 cm.) high; 9 1⁄4 in. (23.5 cm.) wide; 5 3⁄8 in. (13.7 cm.) deep