A Spanish late 19th-century gold and silver damascened metal match safe or vesta case, of cushioned rectangular form, finely inlaid with varied arabesque decoration, the domed hinged lid initialled, "P Z", by Placido Zuloaga of Eibar, c.1870, length 6.5cm, width 3.2cm, weight 45g/1.44ozt approx
A box of similar dimensions by Zuloaga is currently on display in the William and Judith Bollinger Gallery as part of the Metalwork Collection in the Victoria & Albert Museum London, accession number M.875-1927.
Sold for £650
A Spanish late 19th-century gold and silver damascened metal match safe or vesta case, of cushioned rectangular form, finely inlaid with varied arabesque decoration, the domed hinged lid initialled, "P Z", by Placido Zuloaga of Eibar, c.1870, length 6.5cm, width 3.2cm, weight 45g/1.44ozt approx
Auction: Silver and Objects of Vertu, 8th Sep, 2023
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