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Lot 840 Dα

A Bohemian glass bottle with a miniature carved ivory game of bowls

Auction 1184 - overview Cologne
19.11.2021, 11:00 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.500 €

A Bohemian glass bottle with a miniature carved ivory game of bowls

Hexagonal bottle with a coin set lid inscribed with the motto "DEVS FORTITVDO ET SPES NOSTRA" around a sailing ship. Containing five turned ivory pins of 5 cm in height and six measuring 4.2-4.8 cm in height, a ball and a dice. H with lid 8.2 cm.
The glass Bohemian, the turned ivory Dutch, 18th C.

Provenance

From an Antwerp collection.