A Florentine giltwood and painted cassone, possibly early 16th century and incorporating later elements, the panels from the circle of Niccolò Giolfino, Italian, 1476-1555, the central circular panel with two putti carrying a coat of arms, flanked by two further panels depicting a battle scene with soldiers on horseback and a boar hunt respectively, the sarcophagus form body decorated with grotesques and fish-scale motifs overall, the sides inset with two further pokerwork roundels painted with putti and armorials, raised on a stepped base, 77cm high, 173cm wide, 52cm deep Provenance: The George Farrow Collection.

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