"Round Box In Ivory, Dieppe, Eighteenth Century"
Round box
Elephant Ivory
Dieppe, France eighteenth century
Very good condition,
Round box with sides curved in ivory with decorations of scrolling foliage, acanthus leaves and fruit framing a scene of two putti on a cloud and two doves each on a heart on the bottom of the box. The edge of the box is decorated with different elements: flower basket, geese, house.
Ref. : Tardy, "Ivoire". 1972