A German Ormolu and Pietra Dura-Mounted Mahogany and White Marble Casket

The top and sides inset with pietra dura plaques depicting landscapes with houses and a coastal scene with boats and figures, the front inset with a plaque depicting oriental figures, the stones including pietra paesina , Arnese , lapis lazuli and verde antico on a black Belgian marble ground, set within a modern casket, the lid mounted with putti heads, the front angles with marble columns with ionic capitals, the sides with ormolu fluted pilasters, on a shaped square plinth, the plaques with ormolu bead-and-reel borders, assembled in its present form in the 21st century

Estimation:€8,270.63

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