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Mother of pearl box

A rectangular gilded box with mother of pearl lid with very detailed decoration of various mythological figures animals, but also a wine ewer and cup, a deck of cards, dice, pearls and a bag of money. Underneath the inscription in French:

"Sous les traits delicats d'une adroite peinture
Combattre des Humains les penchans vicieux
De monstres odieux
C'est purger la Nature:
C'est imiter ce Heros glorieux,
Qui, seconde de la Sagesse,
Vint aprendre aux Mortels a dompter leur faibles (sic)"


Dutch:

Door middel van de verfijnde lijnen van een handige tekening
De slechte neigingen te bestrijden van de mensen,
Neigingen als van verfoeilijke monsters,
Dat is: de natuur zuiveren:
dat is: die roemrijke Held navolgen,
Die, geholpen door de Wijsheid
Aan de stervelingen kwam leren hun zwakheden te bedwingen.

English:

Through the refined lines of a handy drawing
Fight the bad tendencies of the people,
Tendencies like of odious monsters,
That is: to purify nature:
that is: following that glorious Hero,
Who, aided by Wisdom
Came to learn the mortals to control their weaknesses.



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