A Carved Ivory Bronze-Mounted Hinged Dome-Top Trunk
17TH CENTURY
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L O T 4
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The lid and facade with beaded ribs dividing finely relief-carved panels, the lid centering a circular reserve above a cruciform hasp with mask flanked by clasp enclosures, each side similarly carved and mounted with a ring handle, all on turned feet.
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Yellowed patina, gilt wear to mounts.
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Acquired by the renowned collector Madam Louise de Bellevue in Paris, circa 1910; by inheritance to her niece.
lot 4
A Carved Ivory Bronze-Mounted Hinged Dome-Top Trunk