Silver Gilt Automation Box with Erotic Scene

Description: A FINE AND RARE ITALIAN SILVER EROTIC MUSICAL AUTOMATON CIGARETTE BOX CIRCA the case with engine turned decoration, opening to the gold tray for cigarettes, hinged to reveal the erotic automata scene below, depicting an 18th century couple, their bodies moving, flanked by a an Arcadian scene with a temple and various sheep, the musical movement below, marked Italian 800 standard silver, mark used , province and maker obscured possibly Palermo by Basilio Vincenzo Fiore, 9.5cm wide x 3cm

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Provenance: italian Circa: 1930