Details
Finely painted to the top with the triumph of Galatea, the sides with a continuous view of gallants & companions dancing, a shepherd playing a clarinet, the reverse with woman fishing, the underside with Danae in a shower of gold, the interior of the cover with Venus pouring wine into Cupid's mouth
4 in. (10.1 cm.) long
Provenance
Mackay & Chisolm Goldsmiths, 57 Princes Street, Edinburgh (sticker).
Anonymous sale; Parke Bernet Galleries, New York, 30 November 1956, lot 248.
Acquired by Annie Laurie Crawford, later Aitken (1900-1984) from the above.
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