Oval, in the Renaissance taste, chased and applied throughout with scrolling foliage, masks, and fantastical creatures, the sides with reliefs depicting scenes from the Garden of Eden flanked by serpent wrapped female term figures, the ends with fully modeled female figures, the conforming hinged cover with spires and four knights, marked on base rim and underside
10¹⁄₄ in. (26 cm.) long
64 oz. 6 dwt. (2,000 gr.)

Anonymous sale; Christie's, Rome, 5-6 June 2001, lot 234.

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