An Italian tortoiseshell, gold and mother-of-pearl piqué, lapis lazuli and ruby casket, the inside cover with a gouache depicting a mosque, Naples, 18th century, made for the Middle East market

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Estimate

60,000 - 80,000 EUR

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decorated on each side with flowers, branches and grapevines, the reverse decorated with a large rosette, draperies and two chandeliers; the interior with a gouache depicting an Ottoman mosque under protective glass; the rims à doucine; the cover decorated with a flowering vase surmounted by a crescent between four rosettes; with gilt-bronze handles ; the interior with beige velvet; resting on toupee feet; (restorations)

Height 6 3/4 in, width 10 in., depth 7 1/8 in ; Haut. 17 cm, larg. 25,5 cm, prof. 18,3 cm

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RELATED LITERATURE

A. González-Palacios, « Tartaruga », dans Civiltà del Settecento a Napoli (1734-1799), 2 vol., Naples, Centro Di, 1979.

A. Gonzales-Palacios, Il tempio del gusto : la Toscana e l’Italia Settentrionale, Milan, 1984, vol. II.

L. Arbace, « L’arte della tartaruga a Napoli nel Settecento », dans L’Arte della tartaruga. Le opere dei Musei napoletani e la donazione Sbriziolo-De Felice, Naples, Casa editrice Fausto Fiorentino, 1994.

A. Kugel, Complètement piqué. Le fol art de l’écaille à la cour de Naples, Paris, 2018.

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