Illustrated catalogue of the exceedingly rare and valuable art treasures and antiquities formerly contained in the famous Davanzati Palace, Florence, Italy . e Walnut Cabinet Rectangular shape. Below a molded cornice enriched with eggand dart carving is a deep frieze divided into six square panelsby seven carved brackets, the center one of which represents thearms of the Capponi family supported by two putti, while theothers, and two brackets at each side, are carved with heads ofRoman Emperors in high relief. Below, the cabinet is closedby an elaborately carved fall front and flanked at each
Illustrated catalogue of the exceedingly rare and valuable art treasures and antiquities formerly contained in the famous Davanzati Palace, Florence, Italy . e Walnut Cabinet Rectangular shape. Below a molded cornice enriched with eggand dart carving is a deep frieze divided into six square panelsby seven carved brackets, the center one of which represents thearms of the Capponi family supported by two putti, while theothers, and two brackets at each side, are carved with heads ofRoman Emperors in high relief. Below, the cabinet is closedby an elaborately carved fall front and flanked at each frontangle by two carved allegorical figures, one over the other,supported on carved cherubim brackets, the sides being flankedby similar figures. The interior, revealed by the fall front, isdivided into three compartments with hinged doors richly carvedwith arches and caryatid figures, and five drawers with panelfronts and swinging bronze ring handles. The cabinet standson a molded base. The hasp and lock are wrought iron andthe carved decoration is relieved by gilding. Height, 2 feet 91/2 inches; width, 2 feet, 7^/j inches; depth, 1 foot3l/o 412—Sixteenth Century Venetian Tooled Leather-covered, o Fall-front Cabinet Rectangular shape. ()blong fall-front coffer, upon a stand withfour turned legs, both sections being entirely covered withtooled leather. The leather of the fall-front sides and top is decorated with panels enclosed by sunken lines, of an elaboratetooled, gilded and colored arabesque patterning on a red groundof flora] scrolls and geometrical Interlacements, while below is a broad hand of similar decoration. The hinged front, which issecured with a wrought-iron hasp and key, falls forward so as
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