Walnut Cassone opening with one lid (veiled), the front panel richly carved with a coat-of-arms in the center, surrounded by scrolls, foliage, acanthus, fantasy animals on an amatized background and gadroons around a cartel on the lower crosspiece. The side jambs adorned with Indian heads surmount an identical decoration on the lower crosspiece, with old men's heads acting as feet. Italy, 16th / 17th century and 19th century for elements added and refinished in the feet and bottom. height: 64 - length: 140 - depth: 60 cm (small accidents, missing parts or alterations)

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