A good late 16th Century Venetian carved cedar cassone
the rectangular hinged top opening to reveal a pen work decorated underside with angels playing lutes with architectural motifs, the front panel decorated in poker work with various carved biblical scenes including a man mounted upon an elephant, an execution scene and a monarch in a battle tent, all framed within further architectural motifs and various clashing beasts, raised on a moulded plinth base, 171cm wide x 56cm deep x 64cm high, (67in wide x 22in deep x 25in high)
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