Ω An ivory and agate inlaid casket, Augsburg, mid 17th century and later, the wood carcass veneered with ivory panels pierced with oval, circular and heart shapes backed with cornelians, stamped silver foil beading, the corners with tortoiseshell veneer lined niches, each side panel and the lid centred by later oval ivory and silver pique oval panels decorated with stylized landscapes, pierced brass key hole escutcheon plates and hinges engraved with stylized harpies, later paste mounts, 27cm high, 32cm wide Note: The pierced lozenges and cornelian backed mounts are also to be found on cabinets attributed to the Augsburg maker Melchior Baumgartner of the mid seventeenth century. Related literature: D.Alfter, Der Geschichte des Augsburger Kabinettschranks, fig 7, fig 76 Provenance: Purchased Sotheby's, European Sculpture & Works of Art 900-1900, 9th July 2004, lot 45 Cites Regulations Please note that this lot (lots marked with the symbol Ω in the printed catalogue) may be subject to CITES regulations when exported from the EU. The CITES regulations may be found at www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites Condition report disclaimer
Ω An ivory and agate inlaid casket, Augsburg, mid 17th century and later, the wood carcass veneered with ivory panels pierced with oval, circular and heart shapes backed with cornelians, stamped silver foil beading, the corners with tortoiseshell veneer lined niches, each side panel and the lid centred by later oval ivory and silver pique oval panels decorated with stylized landscapes, pierced brass key hole escutcheon plates and hinges engraved with stylized harpies, later paste mounts, 27cm high, 32cm wide Note: The pierced lozenges and cornelian backed mounts are also to be found on cabinets attributed to the Augsburg maker Melchior Baumgartner of the mid seventeenth century. Related literature: D.Alfter, Der Geschichte des Augsburger Kabinettschranks, fig 7, fig 76 Provenance: Purchased Sotheby's, European Sculpture & Works of Art 900-1900, 9th July 2004, lot 45 Cites Regulations Please note that this lot (lots marked with the symbol Ω in the printed catalogue) may be subject to CITES regulations when exported from the EU. The CITES regulations may be found at www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites Condition report disclaimer
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