Important shaped chest of drawers veneered in ebony, walnut, and various woods with three drawers and a richly inlaid top with volutes, scenes with ovals and mythological figures in bone, and a central medallion with a hunting scene.
Front inlaid with vegetal motifs and dogs in ivory and various woods centered by the coat of arms of the noble Pepoli family in mother-of-pearl and ebonized wood.
Straight sides decorated with flowering branches and birds.
Gilt bronze handles with female heads.
Flemish workshop active in Padua, last quarter of the 17th century.
Dimensions: top (155 x 79) cm; (h) 100 cm
Published
Cf. G. Manni, Mobili in Emilia, Artioli editore, Modena, 1986, pag.324, ill. 291
Furniture provided with CITES