Caption

Casket by, c. 1720–1740, Germany. Baroque cuboid case inlaid with figural scenes and openwork brass fittings. Front shows a deer hunt with dogs; lid has an oval field depicting a sleigh drawn by a deer. Interior: beneath the chamber floor are three drawers middle smaller accessible after folding down the front wall; lid contains a compartment closed with a plate on brass hinges. Thick brass fittings on lid edges and body corners; bottom and back wall fastened with strap hinges with decorative openwork finials visible from back of lid and bottom of front wall. Mortice-type lock with two catches mounted on bottom of lid. Furniture — storage casket. Dimensions: H 21.6 cm, W 42.5 cm, D 27.4 cm., An open wooden chest with a hinged lid and a drop-down front panel sits on a neutral gray surface against a gray background; the chest is made of warm brown and golden wood with darker brown inlaid panels and decorative geometric patterns, and it features several brass fittings including ornate hinges, strap-like supports on the lid, decorative corner plates, a ring handle on one side, and small circular pulls on a row of shallow drawers visible inside the front; the interior shows plain wood panels and compartments, and the lid interior has framed recessed panels with contrasting wood tones and brass fittings holding it open.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A10_337

License type

Rights managed

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68.7Mb (3.1Mb) / 20.0in x 13.3in / 6000 x 4000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Casket c 1720–1740 Germany Baroque cuboid case inlaid figural scenes openwork brass fittings Front deer hunt dogs lid oval field depicting sleigh drawn deer Interior beneath chamber floor three drawers middle smaller accessible folding down front wall lid contains compartment closed plate brass hinges Thick brass fittings lid edges body corners bottom back wall fastened strap hinges decorative openwork finials visible back Mortice-type lock two catches mounted Furniture storage casket Dimensions H 21.6 cm W 42.5 cm D 27.4 cm open wooden chest hinged lid drop-down front panel sits neutral gray surface gray background chest warm brown golden wood darker brown inlaid panels decorative geometric patterns features several brass fittings ornate hinges strap- supports decorative corner plates ring handle side small circular pulls row shallow drawers visible inside front interior plain wood panels compartments lid interior framed recessed panels contrasting wood tones brass fittings holding open.