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Lot 174

A French gilt-metal-mounted documentary porcelain casket, circa 1827

18 June 2014, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

£2,000 - £3,000

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A French gilt-metal-mounted documentary porcelain casket, circa 1827

Painted by Melanie Comolera, the cover with a polychrome flower sprat within a gilt beaded border with foliate scrollwork at the corners, the sides with floral swags tied with ribbons within gilt frames with scrollwork, the reverse of the covers signed 'Melanie Comolera/ Janvier 1827', the gilt-metal mountd with foliate borders and a pierced foliate scrollwork handle, stamped 'Martine', lined in pale-green silk, the casket: 13.7cm by 16.4cm; 18.5cm across handles the reverse of the cover incised 'plaque' and numerals

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