Illustrated catalogue of the exceedingly rare and valuable art treasures and antiquities formerly contained in the famous Davanzati Palace, Florence, Italy . <?? 410—Sixteenth Century Italian Walnut Cradle e^ Rectangular shape, on carved rockers. The sides and end have— a molded cornice richly carved in a rosetted pattern and a molded hast carved in an egg and dart design. Between thesethe sides and end are carved in a design of circular medallionsenclosing carvings of the signs of the Zodiac, and the half-moon, coat-of-arms of the Strozzi family. The high head-boardis of semicircular shape


Illustrated catalogue of the exceedingly rare and valuable art treasures and antiquities formerly contained in the famous Davanzati Palace, Florence, Italy . <?? 410—Sixteenth Century Italian Walnut Cradle e^ Rectangular shape, on carved rockers. The sides and end have— a molded cornice richly carved in a rosetted pattern and a molded hast carved in an egg and dart design. Between thesethe sides and end are carved in a design of circular medallionsenclosing carvings of the signs of the Zodiac, and the half-moon, coat-of-arms of the Strozzi family. The high head-boardis of semicircular shape, carved with a shield of the Strozzicoat-of-arms and with a cross and a coronet. The shaped Coot-hoard is carved with scrolls and the semicircular voluted rockersare carved with grotesque masks. Ilcit/lit. :5 feet; length, :i feet .5 inches; width, •- feet 1


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