Mexican box, 18th century

Mexican box, 18th century.
Entirely veneered in fine woods and bone.
Measurements: 27.5 x 42 x 26 cm.
Eighteenth-century box or chest with a wooden core, covered on the outside with an ornamental design based on geometric marquetry and inlay. Small cut-out and inlaid pieces of wood and bone are combined in rhomboidal, cruciform and triangular compositions lining the front, sides and lid. The base is rectangular and the lid is half-barrel-shaped.