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Lot 1
Sale 4237 - English & Continental Furniture & Decorative Arts
May 17, 2016
6:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$2,000 -
4,000
Price Realized
$1,000
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Italian Baroque silk embroidered and cord work casket 17th century
With front and domed lid covered in finely worked polychrome silk embroidered panels centered by peacocks encased in roundels issuing a symmetrical pattern of semi-naturalistic flowers, leaves, and scrolls; the sides similarly decorated; the lid opening to an interior lined in vivid green silk.
H: 17 1/2, W: 31, D: 14 in.