A 15TH / 16TH CENTURY ITALIAN IVORY AND GILT BRONZE MOUNTED CASKET of sarcophagus form, surmounted by a knopped and ringed swing handle, the gilt bronze escutcheon and clasp engraved with stylised leaves and buds, the interior with stringing around the rectangular inlaid wood panels,  18cm wide x 13cm high x 10cm deep THIS LOT IS SUBJECT TO CITES A near identical casket was sold at Sotheby's, London, 5 April 2006, lot 119 and catalogued as '15th / 16th century or earlier'.