Lot 336
  • 336

A German gold-mounted agate and mother-of-pearl scent casket, probably Berlin circa 1760

Estimate
18,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description

  • 4 1/2 in. square
  • 11.3 cm
square, applied with gold-framed agate cartouches over tinted mother-of-pearl ground, putto heads at the angles, the interior fitted with gold beaker, gold funnel, and four gold-capped glass scent bottles, the caps chased with squirrels and birds, with later French control marks, inside lid fitted with a mirror.

Provenance

Jeremy Ltd., London, December 12, 1997