SALES ARCHIVE
A BEAUTIFUL 17TH CENTURY NORTH ITALIAN CASKET. CIRCA 1650.
THIS BEAUTIFUL CARVED AND POLYCHROMED CASKET WAS MOST PROBABLY GIVEN S A LOVE GIFT, THE DOMED TOP CARVED WITH TWO LOVE KNOTS.
ORIGINAL HINGES, HASP, LOCKPLATE AND HANDLE REMAIN. IT ALSO RETAINS THE MAJORITY OF ITS ORIGINAL POLYCHROME DECORATION.
PRIVATE COLLECTION- THE MANOR HOUSE, STANFORD IN THE VALE, OXFORDSHIRE.
STOCK NO 1929.
THIS BEAUTIFUL CARVED AND POLYCHROMED CASKET WAS MOST PROBABLY GIVEN S A LOVE GIFT, THE DOMED TOP CARVED WITH TWO LOVE KNOTS.
ORIGINAL HINGES, HASP, LOCKPLATE AND HANDLE REMAIN. IT ALSO RETAINS THE MAJORITY OF ITS ORIGINAL POLYCHROME DECORATION.
PRIVATE COLLECTION- THE MANOR HOUSE, STANFORD IN THE VALE, OXFORDSHIRE.
STOCK NO 1929.
Dimensions:
Height: 7 inches (17.8 cms)
Width: 9 inches (22.9 cms)
Depth: 6 inches (15.2 cms)