An Italian Ormolu-Mounted, Pietra Dura and Ebony Casket

The lid and sides inset in relief with scrolling foliate motifs and flowerheads, surrounded by ormolu and lapis lazuli borders, the chamfered edges set with lapis lazuli columns with ormolu bases and capitals, the underside with label written in Cyrillic 'Blue Drawing Room', the interior refitted in the early 19th century

Estimate:£40,000

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