Thursday 11 May 2023



 18th Century Silver and Silver Gilt Casket.

Currently (May 2023) with ALJ Antiques, Kensington Church Street, London.

https://www.aljantiques.com/

I am very grateful to Duraid al Jashamie for allowing me to use his photographs.















The catch appears to be a later addition.





































14.3 cm x 9.5 cm. height. 10 cms.


The 'Swan' mark was introduced in France on 1st June 1864, it was used on silver articles imported into France from countries without Customs Conventions? Its use was discontinued on 1st June 1893.


https://www.aljantiques.com/antique/an-indo-portuguese-silver-gilt-filigree-casket-probably-goa-india-18th-17th-century/


I am very grateful Duraid al Jashemi for permission to use his images.

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The same casket.

with a previous owner who thought that it might be Venetian.



7.8 x 13.7 cms.


https://catalogo.beniculturali.it/detail/HistoricOrArtisticProperty/0700092627



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Another Related Silver Gilt and Silver Filigree Casket.



A very similar casket to the ALJ Casket above, Silver filigree backed with Silver Gilt Panels.

Sold Sotheby's London, Arts of the Islamic World 20 April 2016 / Lot 140.

Described by Sotheby's as Indo Portuguese - I believe that these caskets are Northern European possibly German or French.

The style of the filigree here has similarities to the work on the table, mirror and gueridons at Rosenborg Castle, Denmark - with Queen Charlotte Amalie’s monogram in silver filigree ornaments. The whole set, (made in France?) in 1669, was originally black with Frederik III’s monogram.

I have contacted Rosenborg and hope to receive better images of their furniture in due course.

see -

https://antiqueeuropeanfiligree.blogspot.com/2023/01/filigree-furniture-ornament-at.html


The workmanship on this casket is so close to the ALJ Casket above that they must certainly have come from the same workshop and possibly the same toilet set.


https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2016/arts-islamic-world-l16220/lot.140.html



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