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LOT 0415
Gilt Bronze Casket with Lapis Lazuli Panels
19TH CENTURY A.D.
5 3/4 in. (645 grams, 14.5 cm wide).
Rectangular casket with hinged lid and melon-bead feet; four sides and lid with inset lapis lazuli panel in a gilt frame, caryatid to each corner, applied openwork ribbons and rosettes, handle of lid formed as an advancing lion, loop handle on each end formed as a harpy.
Provenance
Private collection, England.
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