Wooden chest with intarsia decoration of geometrical patterns of star bones, rosettes, friezes ... of rectangular shape, it opens with a lid centered on a checkerboard. Drop handles on the sides.

Wooden chest with intarsia decoration of geometrical patterns of star bones, rosettes, friezes ... of rectangular shape, it opens with a lid centered on a checkerboard. Drop handles on the sides.
Spanish "Mudejar" work from the 16th century (some restorations of use).
H: 25 cm - W: 67 cm - D: 44 cm
For chests or caskets of the same period made in the same spirit, we should particularly mention the examples kept at the Aga Khan Foundation in Toronto, at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London and at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.