Caption

Casket, Baroque cuboid case inlaid with figural scenes and openwork brass fittings. Front shows a deer hunt with dogs; lid has an oval scene of a sleigh drawn by a deer. Interior: beneath the chamber bottom are three drawers middle smaller accessible after folding down the front wall. Lid contains a compartment closed with a plate on brass hinges. Fittings cut from thick brass sheet on lid edges and body corners. Bottom and back wall fastened with strap hinges with decorative openwork finials visible from back of lid and at bottom of front wall. Mortice-type lock with two catches mounted on bottom of lid. Dated 1720–1740, Germany. Furniture — storage furniture. Dimensions: H 21.6 cm, W 42.5 cm, D 27.4 cm., An open wooden box with a hinged lid reveals an interior and exterior of polished wood in warm brown and golden tones, the lid and inner panels featuring geometric recessed rectangles and squares, and the front and sides decorated with engraved scenes of animals and trees in darker brown against a lighter brown background; ornate brass fittings and decorative brass straps with flowing, curving shapes are attached to the lid interior and exterior edges, including a central brass lock plate on the front and brass corner and base ornaments, while the box rests on a neutral gray surface and is shown against a plain gray backdrop.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A10_330

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Rights managed

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86.8Mb (2.8Mb) / 16.8in x 20.0in / 5054 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Casket Baroque cuboid case inlaid figural scenes openwork brass fittings Front deer hunt dogs lid oval scene sleigh drawn deer Interior beneath chamber bottom three drawers middle smaller accessible folding down front wall Lid contains compartment closed plate brass hinges Fittings cut thick brass sheet lid edges body corners Bottom back wall fastened strap hinges decorative openwork finials visible back bottom Mortice-type lock two catches mounted Dated 1720–1740 Germany Furniture storage furniture Dimensions H 21.6 cm W 42.5 cm D 27.4 cm open wooden box hinged lid reveals interior exterior polished wood warm brown golden tones inner panels featuring geometric recessed rectangles squares front sides decorated engraved scenes animals trees darker brown lighter brown background ornate brass fittings decorative brass straps flowing curving shapes attached lid interior exterior edges central brass lock plate brass corner base ornaments box rests neutral gray surface shown plain gray backdrop.