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A giltwood cassone
the stepped hinged lid with foliate carved decoration above a painted panelled front depicting a courtly scene with many figures amongst buildings, some on horseback, flanked by projecting female scrolling terms, the reverse carved with trailing vines and foliage, on gadrooned plinth and large paw feet, Italian, 19th century -- 75½in. (192cm.) wide
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the stepped hinged lid with foliate carved decoration above a painted panelled front depicting a courtly scene with many figures amongst buildings, some on horseback, flanked by projecting female scrolling terms, the reverse carved with trailing vines and foliage, on gadrooned plinth and large paw feet, Italian, 19th century -- 75½in. (192cm.) wide
See Front Cover Illustration