A FINE 18TH CENTURY ITALIAN FAUX TORTOISESHELL PAINTED BOX
A FINE 18TH CENTURY ITALIAN FAUX TORTOISESHELL PAINTED BOXthe domed, wooden casket or boite à perruque with lacquered decoration to resemble tortoiseshell, with gilt decoration throughout, the lid centred by a gilt oval engraved with a scene of Mars in a landscape, flanked by various strapwork and trelliswork decoration, the interior painted red,32cm wide x 23cm deep x 14cm high
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A FINE 18TH CENTURY ITALIAN FAUX TORTOISESHELL PAINTED BOXthe domed, wooden casket or boite à perruque with lacquered decoration to resemble tortoiseshell, with gilt decoration throughout, the lid centred by a gilt oval engraved with a scene of Mars in a landscape, flanked by various strapwork and trelliswork decoration, the interior painted red,32cm wide x 23cm deep x 14cm high
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