Mechanical casket, 1800–1810, Russian, St. Petersburg, Burr-maple, ebony and ebonized fruitwood, mahogany, birch, gold-colored silk and green baize, Overall: 7 1/4 x 16 x 9 1/2 in. (18.4 x 40.6 x 24.1 cm), Woodwork-Furniture, The design of this rectangular casket, with its double stepped base, appears to belong to the Art Deco period rather than to the time of Napoleon. The beautiful burr maple–veneered exterior encloses various mechanical devices, buttons, and springs to open or release hidden compartments and give access to secret drawers
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Mechanical casket, 1800–1810, Russian, St, Petersburg, Burr-maple, ebony, ebonized fruitwood, mahogany, birch, gold-colored silk, green baize, Overall, 7 1/4 x 16 9 1/2, 18.4 40.6 24.1 cm, Woodwork-Furniture, design, rectangular, double stepped, base, belong, Art Deco, period, time, Napoleon, beautiful burr, maple–veneered, exterior, encloses, various, mechanical, devices, buttons, springs, open, release hidden, compartments, give access, secret drawers
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