Furniture & Works of Art - 7th October 2014
Lot 390
Two 19th century French electroplated and gilt brass jewellery caskets
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £420
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Description
Two 19th century French electroplated and gilt brass jewellery caskets, both inscribed 'OUDRY PRE.EDITEUR', both in the form of tombs each with a silk lined interior, 15.8cm high, 20.5cm wide, together with a French gilt metal inkwell, and a gilt bronze inkwell, naturalistically modelled with a boy carrying a sheaf of wheat standing on a bridge. (4)