Amber box. Casket covered with amber pieces and pellets, later fitted out as rings with a small drawer.
The catch of the lid represents a lying putti in carved ivory.
Dimensions : 20 cm long x 11,4 cm deep x 17,6 cm high.
Germany probably Königsberg – XVIIth century.
Reference : D/amber box
Price on request.
Galerie Delalande is delighted to be participating in the exhibition ‘Microkosmos – The world in a Wunderkammer’ at the Drents Museum (Netherlands) until 1 March 2026 by lending this superb 17th century amber and ivory casket from Königsberg (more information here).
Also discover many more Wunderkammer / Curiosities in the dedicated section of our French website : « Cabinet de Curiosités ».