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This practice underpins the engraved decoration of the present object. All the engraved figures on the exterior panels can be closely matched to etchings by Jacques Callot, including, for instance, Capricci di varie figure di Iacopo Callot (S.1596-2012). The precision and consistency of these correspondences suggest that the maker worked directly from printed examples rather than loosely adapting Callot’s visual language.\r\n\r\nThe scrolling foliage and dense vegetal patterns framing these figures relate more broadly to ornamental print traditions, such as the designs published in the early seventeenth century by Esaias van Hulsen, which continued to circulate and exert influence well beyond their initial moment of production.\r\n\r\nIn form, the object is broadly comparable to the English silver spice box in the V&A collection (M.186-1922), yet it differs markedly in both internal construction and surface design. The interior consists of a single undivided space rather than multiple compartments, raising questions about its intended function and use. No close parallels for this specific combination of features have so far been identified in other collections.\r\n\r\nTaken together with the acquisition date in 1864, these factors suggest that it may be best understood not as a seventeenth-century work, but as a likely nineteenth-century revival piece. 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