£400
An early 19th century French Boulle-style cave à liqueur or travelling decanter set - the serpentine rectangular case with double-hinged lifting lid and sides revealing a rosewood veneered interior with ebonised and rosewood lift-out interior tray with gilt brass foliate and fruiting vine handle and floral and foliate scroll glass racks, holding a set of four gilt star decorated cut glass decanters and eight (from an original sixteen) conforming liqueur glasses, on domed brass feet, 34 x 26.25 x 27.5 cm.
* Condition: One or two very small losses to the tortoiseshell and a few small spots where the tortoiseshell and brass are lifting slightly. Overall the case is in good condition and has not been polished, so it has a good patina. There small dings to the brass to the centre of the lid. The brass arced hinge strut is missing from the right hand side of the lid, but this does not affect the lid opening smoothly. The case does not have a key. Two of the decanters have a chip to the rim and one stopper is chipped. There are a few minor frits to the edges and corners on the stoppers and necks. Some gilt wear to the lining on the stoppers and necks. One glass is cracked and all have some gilt wear to the bases and tiny frits to the corners.
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