Description:
Antique Italian Casket in the Renaissance Classical Revival Manner. The
box is made of walnut with raised panels of ebony. It stands on a a
platform base which is supported on ebony bracket feet. The lid
protrudes to the same extent as the base giving the box an imposing
structure.
The sides and the framings are inlaid with a mosaic of alternate ivory
and ebony.
The top is also inlaid with geometric mosaic centered by an engraved
panel of ivory depicting a Roman theme.
Origin: Italy, Circa:
1840
Materials: Walnut,
ivory ebony.
Size: 41cm wide by 25 cm by 15 cm: 16 inches wide by
9.8 inches
by 6 inches.
Condition: overall good. This box has never been fitted with a lock.