Lot n° 307
Estimation :
2500 - 3000
EUR
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Result
: 2 600EUR
Small brown tortoiseshell case with finely engraved - Lot 307
Small brown tortoiseshell case with finely engraved
borders, chased metal frame with fleuron motifs,
putti inscribed in foliage. Resting on
four small claw feet. The front closes with a
lock.
Probably Mexican (Guadalajara?), 17th
- 18th century
H. 11 cm x W. 18.4 cm x D. 8.5 cm
(Accents, cracked foot, missing parts, restorations)
A very similar box is in the collections of the Musée du Louvre
Louvre (inv. no. OA 12285; SN 144)
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