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A mid 17th century beadwork box
Of rectangular form, covered in applied flat and raised polychrome glass beadwork, including a central ring, lemons, a passionfruit and a bunch of grapes to the hinged lid, the side and front panels of the box featuring leopards, dogs, fruit and oak leaves; an engraved brass escutcheon to the centre front, the interior lined in later yellow silk satin, (a.f.), 13cm high, 25.5cm wide, 22cm deep.
Provenance: Reputedly purchased at Christies South Kensington in the early 1980s.
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