An Italian ebony veneered, ebonised and hardstone specimen table top casket, probably Florence, possibly 18th century, inset with panels of lapis lazuli and Sicilian jasper, strung with Siena, the tapered sarcophagus form body with bold scrolls and a tiered finial, raised on bun feet, the front opening to reveal a softwood interior with fragmentary red wax seal inside, 51cm high, 44cm wide, 31cm deep The present casket, with its bold scrolls and architectural outline, shows similarities to examples created in Italy, particularly Rome and Florence, during the 17th and 18th centuries. Its forms echo tabernacle frames of the time, such as the renowned pietra dura inset example in the Church of San Lorenzo, Florence. This example is discussed in Anna Maria Giusti, L'arte delle pietre dure da Firenze all'Europa, Le Lettere, 2005, p.31
An Italian ebony veneered, ebonised and hardstone specimen table top casket, probably Florence, possibly 18th century, inset with panels of lapis lazuli and Sicilian jasper, strung with Siena, the tapered sarcophagus form body with bold scrolls and a tiered finial, raised on bun feet, the front opening to reveal a softwood interior with fragmentary red wax seal inside, 51cm high, 44cm wide, 31cm deep The present casket, with its bold scrolls and architectural outline, shows similarities to examples created in Italy, particularly Rome and Florence, during the 17th and 18th centuries. Its forms echo tabernacle frames of the time, such as the renowned pietra dura inset example in the Church of San Lorenzo, Florence. This example is discussed in Anna Maria Giusti, L'arte delle pietre dure da Firenze all'Europa, Le Lettere, 2005, p.31
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