TWO HISPANO-MORESQUE-STYLE ELECTROTYPE BOXES
Comprising a square footed box, the hinged lid with a central raised platform, the decoration consisting of bands of vegetal tendrils, eight-pointed stars, geometric motifs, polylobed cartouches and bands of crenellated designs, the interior lined in later bright pink silk, 18 cm x 7 cm; and a rectangular casket, the vaulted lid hinged onto the base, the decoration consisting of panels of arabesques, vegetal tendrils and abstract motifs within frames embellished with lozenge pattern and fleur-de-lis on the corners, the interior lined in later bright pink silk, 21.8 cm x 16.5 cm.
Origin: SPAIN, 19TH CENTURY
Period: 19th century
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Comprising a square footed box, the hinged lid with a central raised platform, the decoration consisting of bands of vegetal tendrils, eight-pointed stars, geometric motifs, polylobed cartouches and bands of crenellated designs, the interior lined in later bright pink silk, 18 cm x 7 cm; and a rectangular casket, the vaulted lid hinged onto the base, the decoration consisting of panels of arabesques, vegetal tendrils and abstract motifs within frames embellished with lozenge pattern and fleur-de-lis on the corners, the interior lined in later bright pink silk, 21.8 cm x 16.5 cm.
Origin: SPAIN, 19TH CENTURY
Period: 19th century
