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LOT 2095
Dutch Erotic Bronze Box Inlay
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (8.42 grams, 26 mm).
Discoid in plan with low-relief scene of two lovers, bed and chamber-pot. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx private UK collection.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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