Description
Venezianische Hochzeitstruhe
Height: 74 cm. Width: 196 cm. Depth: 79 cm. Venice, around 1580. Festive piece of furniture made of cedar wood. The box-shaped body with hinged lid and side handles on a rectangular base. Base and cornice set off by profiled bands. The front is divided into three sections by horizontal rump strip cartouches, designed with figurative scenes over relief stone carvings with the aid of ink contouring and alternating with standing relief figures. Figures of angels overlay the cartouches. The lid with a similar design but with heavy wear to the interior drawing. (1391722) (13)
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