拍品 1276
1276
A RÉGENCE PARCEL-GILT AND SIMULATED TORTOISESHELL CASKET
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A RÉGENCE PARCEL-GILT AND SIMULATED TORTOISESHELL CASKET

CIRCA 1720

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A RÉGENCE PARCEL-GILT AND SIMULATED TORTOISESHELL CASKET
CIRCA 1720
Of domed rectangular shape, the hinged lid centred with a cartouche depicting a reclining Godess, above a moulded edge decorated with scrolling foliage and trellis, the inside lacquered with simulated aventurine, losses to the decoration
5¼in. (13.5cm.) high, 12in. (30.5cm.) wide, 9in. (22.8cm.) deep
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This casket was probably conceived as a wig box. The simulated tortoiseshell decoration is inspired not only by the 17th Century Flemish caskets but also by the work of the cabinet maker André-Charles Boulle, who widely used the tortoiseshell on his pieces of furniture.