. De luxe illustrated catalogue of the treasures and antiquities illustrating the golden age of Italian art, belonging to the famous expert and antiquarian, Signor Stefano Bardini, of Florence, Italy;. —Sixteenth Century Feorentine Carved and CtIeded Wal-nut CassoneSarcoijhagus-shajjed, with molded and domed hinged hd carvedwith jilaited strapwork. Frieze carved with fliitings and orna-mented astragals and lower part of hody carved, hetween bandsof head and reel and twisted ribbon pattern, with scrolled ovalescutcheon charged with a carved coat-of-arms and supportedl)y winged youthful sphi
. De luxe illustrated catalogue of the treasures and antiquities illustrating the golden age of Italian art, belonging to the famous expert and antiquarian, Signor Stefano Bardini, of Florence, Italy;. —Sixteenth Century Feorentine Carved and CtIeded Wal-nut CassoneSarcoijhagus-shajjed, with molded and domed hinged hd carvedwith jilaited strapwork. Frieze carved with fliitings and orna-mented astragals and lower part of hody carved, hetween bandsof head and reel and twisted ribbon pattern, with scrolled ovalescutcheon charged with a carved coat-of-arms and supportedl)y winged youthful sphinxes terminating in scrolled acanthusleaves and flowers upheld by two standing figures of piitti. Atthe angles are acanthus leaves and voluted scroUings terminat-ijig in female heads. On carved jiaw feet. Carving heightenedby gilding. Hii(/]it. 2 feet 1 inch; length, 5 feet SV-t inclus: width. 1 foot 9 inches.(lUustratecl). -SiXTEEXTH Ckxtuky Ixlaid CassoxeKectaii^ular shape, witli molded, domed and carved liiiiyed lid,inlaid in light and darker colored woods with oval and octagonalmedallions. The front is divided into three panels inlaid inlight-colored woods, the center with a scrolled armorial es-cutcheon charged with the Florentine lilies, those on either sidewith arabesque serollings of winged dragons, putti. lions, birdsand serollings. Carved and molded base and large ])aw feet. Height, 28 ; hiigfli, i feet 5 incliex; depth. 2G inchea.(lUitstruted) —SiXTEEXTH Cextuky Ineah) Walnut CassoxeRectangular shape, with molded and domed hinged lid inlaid,in light-colored woods, with scrolled medallions and interlace-ments. Front divided into three panels with raised moldings,the center inlaid with an oval escutcheon supported by side ones with figures of Venus in a triumphal car drawnby sheep driven by amorini. At the angles are caryatids formedas win
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