EXCEPTIONAL SPANISH COLONIAL SILVER-CLAD PORTABLE VARGUENO
18th/early 19th c., poss. Mexican
the slanted lid raises up, the interior fitted with five mother-of-pearl inlaid drawers and writing surface; drawer below; the lid, sides, and back with finely chased silver scenes of both European and indigenous hunters, hunting being a symbol of salvation; red velvet backing; original latch and large reticulated key, 7"h; 17"w; 17"d
Lots 126-155 from the private collection of a Connecticut gentleman, who purchased this item from friends in Geneva, when he lived there, in the late 1970
Estimate: $7,000 - $9,000
Realized: $5,500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 126 : EXCEPTIONAL SPANISH COLONIAL SILVER-CLAD PORTABLE VARGUENO
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