Lot Essay
A related leather cabinet is illustrated in Monique Riccardi-Cubitt, The Art of the Cabinet, 1922. pp.32-33.
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CIRCA 1600
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A VENETIAN TOOLED, GILT AND PAINTED LEATHER CASKET
CIRCA 1600
The hinged cover decorated with a scene of the Adoration, the front with a scene of the Flight into Egypt, the sides with scenes from the Life of Jesus and the back with a pair of lions, a pair of birds and a central vase, the interior with later fabric covered compartments
15 ½ in. (39.3 cm.) wide
CIRCA 1600
The hinged cover decorated with a scene of the Adoration, the front with a scene of the Flight into Egypt, the sides with scenes from the Life of Jesus and the back with a pair of lions, a pair of birds and a central vase, the interior with later fabric covered compartments
15 ½ in. (39.3 cm.) wide
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