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Rectangulaire reposant sur quatre pied-boules terminés par des lances spiralées, formés de losanges d’agate striée rouge et beige dans une monture à cage en argent crenelé et gravé de motifs géométriques, la serrure ajourée, avec clé, apparemment sans poinçon
L. 16 cm (614 in.)
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A GERMAN SILVER-MOUNTED HARDSTONE CASKET, 18TH CENTURY
Rectangular on four agate ball feet with lance shaped terminals, the body formed of lozenge shaped agate plaques set in crenelated silver-mounts, the rims engraved with foliate motifs, the keyhole pierced with foliage, with key, apparently unmarked
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Pour un autre coffret similaire, sans clé, voir Le Goût Steinitz I, Christie’s, New York, 19 Octobre 2007, lot 79.

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