FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE 20TH CENTURY

A RARE ITALIAN GILT AND RED VELVET LOBED BOX WITH KEY, 18TH CENTURY

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Start price: $900

Estimated price: $1,200 - $1,500

Buyer's premium:

A rare Italian gilt-brass mluonted chest with the original key. Made of wood fninshed with dark-red velvet. its structure is reinforced by corner strips and gilt-bronze hinges with foliage decoration.

Italy, 18th century.

Provenance: Private collection in Pennsylvania.

7 x 5 3/4 x 4 3/8 in., (18 x 14.5 x 11 cm.)

Condition: The chest is in great shape considering its age. The vevet is slightly worn.