. Studio international . FIG. 19.—COFFER FROM CAN. I IC. 20. • 1 1 a WITH INLAI1 {Landesmustum, Zurich) small and delicate ornamen-tation. It is made of walnut,as indeed most of this seriesare, and was probably abridal chest. So was thecoffer shown in Fig. 14,which came from Mouthy,in Canton Valais, and isdated 1580. The beautyand exactitude of the proportions, the simplicity ofform and decoration, makethis one of the finest ex-amples of its age. The next, Fig. 15, showsthe High Renaissance inCanton Schwyz. Its date is1594. The three panels areseparated by pillars ol theIonic order, each surmo
. Studio international . FIG. 19.—COFFER FROM CAN. I IC. 20. • 1 1 a WITH INLAI1 {Landesmustum, Zurich) small and delicate ornamen-tation. It is made of walnut,as indeed most of this seriesare, and was probably abridal chest. So was thecoffer shown in Fig. 14,which came from Mouthy,in Canton Valais, and isdated 1580. The beautyand exactitude of the proportions, the simplicity ofform and decoration, makethis one of the finest ex-amples of its age. The next, Fig. 15, showsthe High Renaissance inCanton Schwyz. Its date is1594. The three panels areseparated by pillars ol theIonic order, each surmountedby a capital. The floral orna-ment is formed of intarsiasof soft woods of varyingtones and the, delicacy ofmanipulation and exquisitecolouring make this a rareexample oi tnlaj woi k. Thedrawer-, in the socle call for1 omment inasmuch as theyare unusual. Fig. il>. which dates about 1600, is .mother 1 harai tei istie example of West Switand Renaissance. lis b I relief, .iili-titly1 to introii .
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