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Cassonecirca 1550

Not on view
Carved wooden chest with figural relief frieze, central winged cartouche, gadroon-carved lower body, and lion's paw feet
Carved walnut cassone with figural relief panels across the front depicting narrative scenes with multiple figures, flanked by pilasters; central cartouche with heart motif held by putti; lower base section carved with gadroon molding and a central grotesque mask; resting on lion's paw feet.
Carved walnut cassone (storage chest) with deeply relief-carved front panel depicting multiple figural scenes including draped figures, putti, and a heraldic shield cartouche; lower section features gadrooning, a mask, and claw feet; cornice with egg-and-dart and scale moldings.
Carved walnut cassone or storage chest, lower section visible, with densely carved Renaissance-style relief panels depicting draped figures in narrative scenes, flanked by winged caryatid figures supporting a cartouche; egg-and-dart and beaded moldings along edges; a grotesque mask at lower left; gadrooned base molding and carved paw feet.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Cassone
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
circa 1550
Medium
Walnut
Dimensions
Overall: 29 × 77 × 24 in. (73.66 × 195.58 × 60.96 cm)
Credit Line
William Randolph Hearst Collection
Accession Number
51.18.6
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design