Antique Jewelry Casket

 

Antique jewelry box


This fabulous antique jewelry casket was sold for $11,000.  Holman's detailed description helps us understand why the casket was so unique: Mid-19th century antique Italian ebonized jewelry casket with 89 hand painted enameled panels set in with rosettes & braided wire, Roman figural finials, four full caryatid columns, cherubs riding swans to corners & top, applied metal faces & florals, multiple doors & drawers with interior & exterior decorations, 16"h x 14"w x 11"d.   

 [Photo courtesy of Stuart Holman]


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