Lot Essay
A related cassone of similar form and and decoration is in the Palazzo Venezia, Rome (see A. Massinelli, Il Mobile Toscano 1200-1800, Milan, 1993, p. 135.
POSSIBLY FLORENTINE OR ROMAN, EARLY 15TH CENTURY
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AN ITALIAN RENAISSANCE POLYCHROME AND GILTWOOD PASTIGLIA CASSONE
Possibly Florentine or Roman, Early 15th Century
With raised superstructure above a pastiglia decorated top and front with a floral arabesque edge above a central panel depicting scenes of classically attired figures surrounding fires, the angles carved with sphinxes, the sides painted with horse-head shields, above a moulded plinth and base with later decoration
37in. (95cm.) high, 74in. (189cm.) wide, 28in. (73cm.) deep
Possibly Florentine or Roman, Early 15th Century
With raised superstructure above a pastiglia decorated top and front with a floral arabesque edge above a central panel depicting scenes of classically attired figures surrounding fires, the angles carved with sphinxes, the sides painted with horse-head shields, above a moulded plinth and base with later decoration
37in. (95cm.) high, 74in. (189cm.) wide, 28in. (73cm.) deep