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A PAIR OF NORTH ITALIAN BRASS-MOUNTED BLUE-DECORATED AND GILT-TOOLED VELLUM CASKETS

VENICE, MID 18TH CENTURY, SIGNED ROMANO

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A PAIR OF NORTH ITALIAN BRASS-MOUNTED BLUE-DECORATED AND GILT-TOOLED VELLUM CASKETS
VENICE, MID 18TH CENTURY, SIGNED ROMANO
EACH WITH TWO FRONT LOCKS AND SIDE DROP-PULL HANDLES, ON SEPARATE SHELL-HEADED CABRIOLE LEGS, INSCRIBED IN RED '48.1965.1-2', EACH INSCRIBED 'ROMANO FABRICAT III VENEZI A' TO FRONT BRASS PLATE, THE INTERIOR OF ONE LID WITH SHAPED RECESS, POSSIBLY INDICATED IT WAS ORIGINALLY FITTED FOR A TOILET SERVICE, WITH DIFFERING LININGS TO INTERIOR
34 1/2 IN. (88 CM.) HIGH, 29 IN. (73.5 CM.) WIDE, 22 IN. (56 CM.) DEEP (2)

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THESE UNUSUAL CASKETS EACH HAVE A WOOD CARCASE COVERED BY A LAYER OF PAPER FOLOWED BY A VERY THIN WOOD VENEER. A FURTHER LAYER OF VELLUM WAS THEN APPLIED AND FINALLY A SILKING WITH BLUE PIGMENT. THIS COMPLEX LAYERING TECHNIQUE HAS LARGELY PRESERVED THE COLOR OVER TIME AND THEY SURVIVE AS ENCHANTING EXAMPLES OF THE DECORATIVE NATURE OF VENETIAN DESIGN IN THIS PERIOD.

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