398. A Russian Bone Casque, 18th Century

The bone veneer applied to the wood box , the rectangular top decorated with primitive stylized figures beside trees on a celadon green velvet ground, with a pierced carved and incised green stained borders underlaid with silver foil, the stepped hinged top over a similarly decorated base.
4 1/4" h., 8 1/2" l.

600/1000     

Condition: some old repairs to bone veneer, velvet worn.