Coffret rectangulaire a deux anses en argent, Amerique du Sud, XIXe siecle

le corps appliqué de guirlandes de feuilles et fleurs, le couvercle ciselé et repoussé de rinceaux, reposant sur quatre pieds, avec une clé

on four feet, the body applied with foliage garlands, with two pierced handles, the cover engraved and embossed with scrolls, with a key

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