Important marriage chest in pyrography Lebanese cedar. Venice or Friuli, 16th century.

Splendid 16th-century chest in fragrant Lebanese wood, typical of the Venetian area, but also of the upper Veneto and Friuli regions. The rich front is divided into three carved panels, decorated with pyrography depicting landscapes, genre scenes, and family commemorations, each framed by ebonized guilloché borders. Each panel is divided by 4 figures, probably personifications of the 4 continents placed within elaborate apsidal trompe l'oeil tabernacles, all surmounted by playful winged cherubs and candelabras. The same motifs are repeated on the top, which has two large allegorical panels, while the central part is finely decorated with pyrography with apotropaic masks, family coats of arms (to be studied), grotesque decorations, vegetal scrolls, and phytomorphic elements. Furthermore, this piece of furniture retains a rich decoration beneath the top, depicting two swordsmen facing each other with an elegant circular decoration featuring heraldic elements in the center. The sides are decorated in the same way, probably with secular scenes, as they are equipped with antique wrought iron handles depicting Memento Mori. The dimensions of this chest are 57 cm x 52 cm x 155 cm. Similar examples of this rare Renaissance artifact are preserved in important public collections such as the Civic Collections of Applied Arts at the Sforza Castle in Milan or the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. A certificate of authenticity is included with the sale. Discover our proposals www.antichitabompadre.com The furniture can be viewed in our antiques gallery in Foligno (PG), in the heart of Umbria. Come and visit us! We are ready to welcome you to our 180 square meter exhibition space that boasts an incredible assortment of antique and original furniture, paintings, and objects dating from the 15th to the 19th centuries. If you are looking for furniture for local renovations, apartments, hotels, farmhouses, we are available to show you our large warehouses where you can find every type of antique furniture and satisfy every type of research. Our experience in the sector allows us to guide you in your furnishing choices, when you have the desire and taste to opt for an antique and original furnishing for your spaces, perhaps in cohesion with more modern elements of the house. GALLERIA ANTIQUARIA BOMPADRE FOLIGNO(PG), PIAZZA ETTORE GIACOMINI, 42. Info: Tel./What's app - 0039/3356925388 - 00393208015489 - Mail: Galleriabompadre@proton.me OPEN EVERY DAY FROM 09 AM TO 1 PM AND FROM 4 PM TO 7 PM (Telephone appointment recommended, especially on Saturdays and Sundays).