Lot no. 75
PASTIGLIA BOX, ATTRIBUTED TO THE WORKSHOP OF FERRARE OR PADOUE, NORTHERN ITALY, c. 1500-1515, LATE 15th, EARLY 16th CENTURIES
Rectangular wooden bookcase decorated with pastiglia with gilded background, depicting historical or mythological scenes.
(Top socket replaced, missing the 4 flattened ball feet, many missing parts)
A CASKET IN PASTIGLIA, ATTRIBUTED TO THE WORKSHOP OF FERRARE OR PADOVA, NORTH ITALY, LATE 15th CENTURY, EARLY 16th CENTURY
10,50 x 16 x 11 CM - 4,1 x 6,3 x 4,3 IN.
A model is kept at the Louvre Museum in the Department of Works of Art from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
Bibliography
Pastiglia Boxes, Hidden treasures of the Italian Renaissance from the Collections of the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome, 2002
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
Pictures credits: Contact organization
Classic furniture
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