Caption

Casket, Repossession noted. 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. Inside, 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. 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 the back of the lid and at the bottom of the front wall. Mortice-type lock with two catches mounted on the bottom of the lid. Baroque style, 1720–1740, Germany. Furniture — storage furniture. Dimensions: height 21.6 cm, width 42.5 cm, depth 27.4 cm., A wooden chest sits open on a neutral gray surface, showing an interior of polished wood panels in warm brown and reddish-brown tones with lighter golden-brown trim; the raised lid displays geometric paneling and brass decorative fittings in a yellow-metal color, and matching brass hinges and hardware are visible along the edges. The front of the chest has inset rectangular panels in darker brown surrounded by the lighter golden-brown trim, and a few small drawers and compartments slide out from the front revealing more reddish-brown wood and brass ring pulls. The left side of the chest features an ornate metal handle in a yellow-metal color attached to a darker brown side panel, and thin decorative metal strips in the same yellow-metal color accent the corners and edges. The overall palette includes warm brown, reddish-brown, golden-brown, darker brown, yellow-metal, and neutral gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A10_338

License type

Rights managed

Available size

68.7Mb (2.2Mb) / 20.0in x 13.3in / 6000 x 4000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Casket Repossession noted Cuboid case inlaid figural scenes openwork brass fittings Front deer hunt dogs lid oval field depicting sleigh drawn deer Inside beneath chamber floor 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 Baroque style 1720–1740 Germany Furniture storage furniture Dimensions height 21.6 cm width 42.5 cm depth 27.4 cm wooden chest sits open neutral gray surface showing interior polished wood panels warm brown reddish-brown tones lighter golden-brown trim raised lid displays geometric paneling brass fittings yellow-metal color matching brass hinges hardware visible edges front chest inset rectangular panels darker brown surrounded small drawers compartments slide front revealing reddish-brown wood ring pulls left side chest features ornate metal handle yellow-metal color attached darker brown side panel thin metal strips yellow-metal color accent corners palette includes warm brown reddish-brown golden-brown darker brown yellow-metal neutral gray.