Coffret late 15th century German Used to hold jewelry and other personal items, Minnekästchen were frequently exchanged as gifts between lovers or betrothed couples. This example is fancifully decorated on the lid with an elephant bearing a howdah; on the front a maiden and a unicorn flank a founatin, and drolleries with musical instruments decorate the side and back Coffret. German. late 15th century. Maple. Made in Upper Rhineland, Germany. Woodwork-Furniture

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