A continental silver repoussé round-topped miniature chest with an arched handle shaped with dolphins tête-à-queue.

Hinged domed lid with musical scene, a man playing the lute with a seated woman, music book on her lap, under a tree, surrounded by scrolls.

The front with a central double palmette flanked by scrolls comprising husks trails. 
Surmounted by amorini en ronde-bosse holding garlands.

The sides with dog and roaster in landscape.

Dutch, circa 1875.
9.3 x 8.8 x 5.6 cm (3" 11/16 x 3" 2/8 x 2" 3/8)