Caption

Chest, acanthus twig, fantastic animals, fantastic figures, snakes, coats of arms, herms decorative element, Renaissance style, animal paws, walnut. Cuboid carved chest supported by four low legs, front ones shaped as lion's paws, rear ones angular. Front with an applied profiled frame enclosing a pseudo-panel carved with grotesque elements on a grained background: central section with two winged genii merging at the bottom into an acanthus twig, holding a laurel wreath above a scrollwork cartouche framing the lock; between the volutes, twigs, snakes and griffins. Herms at the front corners. Prominent plinth molding symmetrically decorated with gadroons. Straight side walls, originally with doorknobs. Interior on the left side of the cabinets. Hinges and lock striker of tinned, engraved steel. Circa mid-16th century, Italy. Piece of furniture, storage unit. Height 54.5 cm, width 165.2 cm, depth 57 cm., The image shows a wooden piece of furniture photographed from the side, with a brown wood finish and visible grain. The top edge has carved detailing with darker brown worn areas, and the main panel is a medium brown with two darker circular marks. The frame around the panel is a slightly darker brown, and the lower molding features carved, rounded fluting with darker brown wear and chips. A carved claw-like foot in dark brown is visible at the front left, while a plain rectangular support in a lighter brown sits at the rear right. The background is a smooth gray-beige.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A10_268

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Rights managed

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88.5Mb (2.4Mb) / 17.2in x 20.0in / 5156 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Chest acanthus twig fantastic animals fantastic figures snakes coats arms herms decorative element Renaissance style animal paws walnut Cuboid carved chest supported four low legs front ones shaped lion's paws rear ones angular Front applied profiled frame enclosing pseudo-panel carved grotesque elements grained background central section two winged genii merging bottom holding laurel wreath scrollwork cartouche framing lock volutes twigs griffins Herms front corners Prominent plinth molding symmetrically decorated gadroons Straight side walls originally doorknobs Interior left side cabinets Hinges lock striker tinned engraved steel Circa mid-16th century Italy Piece furniture storage unit Height 54.5 cm width 165.2 cm depth 57 cm image wooden piece furniture photographed side brown wood finish visible grain top edge carved detailing darker brown worn areas main panel medium brown two darker circular marks frame panel slightly darker brown lower features carved rounded fluting darker brown wear chips carved claw- foot dark brown visible front left plain rectangular support lighter brown sits rear right background smooth gray-beige.