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A CARTON PIERRE COUNTER BOX
A WILLIAM IV CALAMANDER ETAGERE
A Louis Philippe carton pierre and gilt metal casket having a panel of floral needlework set into the mirrored top the sides are silvered and of bombé form. They are mounted with repoussé gilt metal handles and feet. The casket opens to reveal a pink interior and an applied engraving of a village scene. The interior has a removable carrier which retains four further carton pierre boxes, each with a mirrored top and an octagonal panel of needlework illustrating a butterfly. Each of the boxes contains stained ivory counters. O2D0212
A fine William IV brass mounted calamander four tier etagère, the top with a baluster gallery on three sides, the four shelves bordered with brass beading, the supports with gilt fluted columns, brass beading and carved foliate detail, raised on brass mounted turned legs ending in brass cup castors. F2B0382
French, circa 1850 Height: 3in (7.5cm Width: 9in (23cm) Depth: 7in (18cm)
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English, circa 1830 Height: 38in (96.5cm) Width: 27¼in (69.5cm) Depth: 15in (38cm)