ITALIE DU NORD MILIEU DU XVIe siècle
ITALIE DU NORD MILIEU DU XVIe siècle
CASSONE Walnut
H. 51 cm, W. 112 cm, D. 53.5 cm
Good condition, minor maintenance
restorations The cassone, wedding chest, is offered by the bridegroom to receive the bride's trousseau. She hugs her clothes, jewellery and other ornaments from her toilette in it. Both a wardrobe and a seat, it finds its place in the bride and groom's bedroom.
This cassone has simple volumes and pure lines. The flap is made of two assembled ais. The front has a long longitudinal panel. In the lower part, a rich molding is carved with stylized foliage motifs. The sides are soberly adorned with a burr walnut panel in a strawberry seed motif frame. Each side is adorned with a finely worked wrought-iron side-grip handle. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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ITALIE DU NORD MILIEU DU XVIe siècle
CASSONE Walnut
H. 51 cm, W. 112 cm, D. 53.5 cm
Good condition, minor maintenance
restorations The cassone, wedding chest, is offered by the bridegroom to receive the bride's trousseau. She hugs her clothes, jewellery and other ornaments from her toilette in it. Both a wardrobe and a seat, it finds its place in the bride and groom's bedroom.
This cassone has simple volumes and pure lines. The flap is made of two assembled ais. The front has a long longitudinal panel. In the lower part, a rich molding is carved with stylized foliage motifs. The sides are soberly adorned with a burr walnut panel in a strawberry seed motif frame. Each side is adorned with a finely worked wrought-iron side-grip handle. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.