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WALPOLES

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Item Details

A fine tortoiseshell pocket box delicately decorated with a gold and silver wire sprig of carnations and an alighting butterfly.

From the seventeenth century the carnation was a widely understood symbol of blossoming love, especially in Dutch art; Holland being a possible place of origin for this fine box. Over the centuries the flower has also variously symbolized womanhood, purity, motherhood and resistance.

dia:3 inches x .75 inches

 

 

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• • Price: £595.00
  • €685 Euro
  • $800 US Dollar
• Location: London