Lot 13
  • 13

AN ITALIAN TORTOISESHELL, ENGRAVED MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND GOLD PIQUÉ TRAY, NAPLES, FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY, CIRCA 1730-1740 |

Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 EUR
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Description

  • Haut. 2 cm, long. 32 cm, larg. 25 cm ; height 0 3/4  in; length 12 2/3  in; width 9 3/4  in
with shaped sides and flaring rim, decorated in the centre with an animated scene of chinoiseries, with a riparian landscape in the foreground

Condition

Illustration is quite accurate. Overall really good condition.
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Catalogue Note

A similar tray is included in the exhibition catalogue Complètement piqué. Le fol art de l'écaille à la cour de Naples by A. Kugel, Paris, 2018, cat. 16.