cassone

An Italian bridal dowry chest often decorated with carved, gilt, inlaid, or painted decoration

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Item No. 664 Tuscan, Renaissance period cassone In solid carved walnut, the front and side panels finely sculpted with foliate rinceaux design, the lower apron with palmettes, the whole resting on claw feet. Circa 1580. 58" wide by 23½" high by 19" deep

Item No. 1173 Italian, Renaissance period cassone In solid carved walnut, vigorously sculpted with leaves, vines and other vegetation; the façade featuring framed allegorical figures and flanked by caryatids, the gadrooned lid with tabernacle featuring sliding door which opens to reveal secret compartment, the bottom apron adorned with garlands of fruit, the whole resting upon elongated claw feet. Circa: 1550. Tuscany. 67" wide by 35" high by 27½" deep

Item No. 1029 Fine, Italian, Renaissance period marriage cassone The case in solid oak with punched leather, iron mounts, and domed top. Bearing the coats of arms of the Visconti and Pallavicino families. 16th century. 24½" high by 50½" long by 15¾" deep

Item No. 623 Florentine, Renaissance period, intarsia-inlaid cassone In solid, carved walnut with dome top. Late 16th or early 17th century. 65" wide

Item No. 658 Italian, Baroque period cassone In solid, carved walnut. 17th century. 54½" wide by 26" high by 20½" deep