Casket, 1875 or 1876, British (casket) and Italian (cameos), Shell cameo; Macassar ebony; silver-gilt, Overall (confirmed): 12 5/8 x 12 x 8 1/4 in. (32.1 x 30.5 x 21 cm), Natural Substances, The cameos, probably carved in a Neapolitan workshop, are based on ancient models as well as on work of the nineteenth-century sculptors Antonio Canova (1757–1822) and Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770–1844). This unique casket may have been commissioned from the London firm Garrard & Co
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Casket, 1875, 1876, British, casket, Italian, cameos, Shell cameo, Macassar ebony, silver-gilt, Overall, confirmed, 12 5/8 x 12 8 1/4, 32.1 30.5 21 cm, Natural Substances, carved, Neapolitan workshop, based, ancient models, well, work, nineteenth-century sculptors, Antonio, Canova, 1757–1822, Bertel Thorvaldsen, 1770–1844, unique casket, commissioned, London firm, Garrard, &, Co
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