A rare gilt-bronze and gold-mounted black and gilt Japanese lacquer casket the mounts by Louis Mailly, Paris (circa 1737-38), and with the charge mark of Hubert Louvet, the lacquer Edo period, early 18th century of rectangular form with rounded corners, the top with a shepherd seated on the back of a buffalo playing the pipes watched by a boy with a basket of flowers on his back and with a scythe in his hand, with foliate clasps at each corner, the frieze with sprigs of leaves and with a band of trelliswork enclosing flowerheads with a foliate cast lockplate and clasp, the reverse at the latter with the initials 'L.M.' the inside decorated in gold nashiji decoration in the black and gold lacquer in the hiramaki-e and takamaki-e style, on bracket feet; the hinges and lock with the hallmark 'X' for Louis Mailly 12cm. high, 33cm. wide, 23.5cm. deep; 4½in., 1ft.1in., 9¼in.
A rare gilt-bronze and gold-mounted black and gilt Japanese lacquer casket the mounts by Louis Mailly, Paris (circa 1737-38), and with the charge mark of Hubert Louvet, the lacquer Edo period, early 18th century of rectangular form with rounded corners, the top with a shepherd seated on the back of a buffalo playing the pipes watched by a boy with a basket of flowers on his back and with a scythe in his hand, with foliate clasps at each corner, the frieze with sprigs of leaves and with a band of trelliswork enclosing flowerheads with a foliate cast lockplate and clasp, the reverse at the latter with the initials 'L.M.' the inside decorated in gold nashiji decoration in the black and gold lacquer in the hiramaki-e and takamaki-e style, on bracket feet; the hinges and lock with the hallmark 'X' for Louis Mailly 12cm. high, 33cm. wide, 23.5cm. deep; 4½in., 1ft.1in., 9¼in.
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