Italian Renaissance coffer

Emilia Romagna 17th century. A front support construction, in walnut and oak, with a gable-shaped lid, with serpentine moulded and carved decorative panels, attached with metal nails. Ca. 111 x 140 x 60 cm. Some wood parts and nails replaced, some ageing and wear. (DOC)

An example of the widespread and consistent presence of the classic “Dachtruhe”, which in this case was used to store flour (Madia emiliana).

See Lit.:
Graziano Manni, Mille Mobili Emiliani, p. 28, fig. 17, Artioli editore - Modena 1980. Franz Windisch - Graetz, Möbel Europas, Romanik Gotik, p. 173, fig. 64, Klinkhardt & Biermann Verlagsbuchhandlung, Munich 1982 Rome, Museo Nazionale delle Arti e delle Tradizioni Popolari, Inv. No. 6695 Emilia