Lot 1007 , A boulle gilt metal mounted shaped rectangular casket, with lifting top and two doors, inlaid with brass scroll work, length 29cm

A boulle gilt metal mounted shaped rectangular casket, with lifting top and two doors, inlaid with brass scroll work, on red tortoiseshell grounds within ebonised borders, length 29cm
Estimate £120-180


ex Congelow House

Hinges to the doors are a little sprung, the fillet on the left hand door is missing, there is a piece of tortoiseshell missing at the front left hand side at the edge, there is also a section at the back left edge of tortoiseshell that is coming away as well as the front right. The tops of the doors have several dings where the brass scroll work has been closed on to them, there are several pins that need tapping and light surface scratches in areas.


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Sold for £420