Large walnut chest with gilded fillets. Carved decoration...

Large walnut chest with gilded fillets. Carved decoration in imitation of basketry. The lid is topped by a rectangular pyramid surrounded by friezes of pearls and roughened channels. Inside, there is a small sliding panel "à secret" under the bottom of the lid, a locker and small side drawers. On the perimeter, a frieze of diamond points surrounded by friezes of pearls. Claw feet.
Tuscany, 17th century.
Height: 41 cm. Width: 68 cm. Depth: 50 cm.
Small restorations, missing lock.
Acquired from Jean Gismondi in 1973.