A distinguished Italian lidded trophy carved from

A distinguished Italian lidded trophy carved from boxwood, mid-19th centuryThe turned trophy made in one piece of boxwood with a mounted lid. Beautiful age patina. All surfaces with finely carved relief decoration. The stepped base with trophy bundles between fruit festoons, a frieze of landscapes in curved cartouches at the top. The shaft sectioned by balusters with a depiction of four unclothed nymphs of the spring. The lower zone of the bowl with a border of four cartouches featuring river gods, interspersed with satyr mascarons. Above which a broad frieze of Tritons and Nereids frolicking in the waves. Trophy decoration on the lid. The pommel in the shape of the winged Venetian lion, holding a shield with the combined coat of arms in its paws. The crest of the Medici family on the left, the second crest unknown. In excellent condition, damage to the tip of the lion's right wing. Height 38 cm.Condition: II +