Lot 377

Guide price: £65-125

A late 19th century CONTINENTAL (French or Italian) applied MOTHER OF PEARL lidded casket with its key, also with an ornate and decorative gilt metal mount with a squirrel and peacock (The Squirrel: Often used in decorative arts to symbolise resourcefulness, thrift, or the act of "storing up treasures" within the design - there is a lovely small vintage handwritten note to a char lady to not 'dust the box' as the duster was obviously in danger of removing the ornate gilded pieces :) - casket dimensions 22cm x 9cm x 6cm approx The mother of pearl panels in some places are chipped at the edges, and a piece missing from the top right hand corner, but overall a 'stunning piece'
Approx 1 pieces

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