An exceptional chest created in the late 1700s in Italy, likely as a marriage chest, with a rare series of rich carvings (both gilt and trompe-l’oeil decoration). Case edges and key plates are finely worked perforated brass. No key.
ORIGIN:
Italy
PERIOD:
late 1700s
MATERIALS:
painted wood
DIMENSIONS:
H 31.5 in W 55.2 in
D 21.3 in