Ref: 2511
An Italian Tortoiseshell Casket
Ref: 2511
An Italian Tortoiseshell Casket
Circa 1740 - 1750
8.7 x 15 cm (3³/₈ x 5⁷/₈ inches)
8.7 x 15 cm (3³/₈ x 5⁷/₈ inches)
Literature:
Antigone Clarke & Joseph O'Kelly, Antique Boxes, Tea Caddies & Society, 1700-1880, 2nd Edition, p. 133, fig. 182Alexis Kugel, Complètement Piqué, le Fol Art de L’Écaille a la cour de Naples, Éditions Monelle Hyot/Galerie J. Kugel, 2018, Fig. 10
Description: Attributed to Giuseppe Sarao (active 1730–1772)
Serpentine outline, finely inlaid with mother-of-pearl and gold piqué, lace, and flap. The hinged lid is decorated with a classical scene depicting an abducted lady. A golden chariot accompanied by cupids and attendants, framed by Rococo shell scrolls and cartouches, on a napkin ground, with a gold thumbpiece and push-button handle revealing a divided interior, probably for scent bottles.
Serpentine outline, finely inlaid with mother-of-pearl and gold piqué, lace, and flap. The hinged lid is decorated with a classical scene depicting an abducted lady. A golden chariot accompanied by cupids and attendants, framed by Rococo shell scrolls and cartouches, on a napkin ground, with a gold thumbpiece and push-button handle revealing a divided interior, probably for scent bottles.
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