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Box

Rectangular of opaline glass, moulded into vertical flutes, the top which is rectangular, is similarly moulded, the flutes terminating in the centre of the cover. Both box and cover are mounted in gilt bronze with a gilt bronze hinge and lock. The whole raised on four gilt bronze winged feet. At either end depends from a gilt bronze mount a gilt bronze lion mask head. The mounts around the cover, top and bottom of the box are moulded with flowers and foliage in a formal design. The glass base is cut with a star.
Size: Height: 8.8 cm.

School: Germany

Place: Germany

Object Type: box

Actual Date: c. 1830

Century: 19th century

Materials: Glass, Gilt-bronze

Museum Accession Number: Founders/G.379