17th Century Italian Pokerwork Cedar Cassone
17th Century Italian Pokerwork Cedar Cassone
The hinged three plank top with moulded front and sides, featuring fabulous pokerwork detail of flowers, intersected with zig-zag detail, the interior of each intersecting line with further horizontal line detail. The lid opening to reveal the top of the body covered further with detailed, shaped carvings, an unusual attribute, the interior of simple nature.
The front with further intricate pokerwork detail, the top with central lock surrounded by a shaped escutcheon, flanked to either side with four panels of carved detail, above four further panels of decoration depicting fabulous intricate rearing dragons beneath stone archways with stepped pediments to the top of the columns. The sides with shaped plaques and carrying handles (one handle missing)
The bottom with a hole which has been later sealed with cork from the underside as photographed.
Height - 52cm
Width - 98.5cm
Depth - 54cm