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Anonymous (Vice Royalty of Peru, 17th century)
Details
Anonymous (Vice Royalty of Peru, 17th century)
Finely carved wooden chest on wooden stand; the exterior is embellished with detailed scroll, floral and figural motifs all around; the back is not carved; the frontal lower part includes a metal lock and is carved with a winged partial figure of a woman flanked by two stylized urns that are filled with wheat stalks; the lid is embellished with rosette motif at the center and is hinged at back; the interior not carved; sides are also finely carved in high relief floral motifs; only the front legs of the stand that support chest are carved in a fern-like motif.
30 x 38¼ x 20½ in. (76 x 97 x 53 cm.) including stand
Finely carved wooden chest on wooden stand; the exterior is embellished with detailed scroll, floral and figural motifs all around; the back is not carved; the frontal lower part includes a metal lock and is carved with a winged partial figure of a woman flanked by two stylized urns that are filled with wheat stalks; the lid is embellished with rosette motif at the center and is hinged at back; the interior not carved; sides are also finely carved in high relief floral motifs; only the front legs of the stand that support chest are carved in a fern-like motif.
30 x 38¼ x 20½ in. (76 x 97 x 53 cm.) including stand
Provenance
Private collection, Buenos Aires. (1940).
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.