An Italian Collecting Journey - Chapter II

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An Italian bridal casket with scenes from the Story of Susanna, workshop of the Embriachi, Venice or Florence, early 15th Century

Alternate WarehouseRestricted Species

Estimate

12,000 - 18,000 EUR

Lot Details

Description

bone, horn and wood

48 cm high, 30 cm wide, 34 cm deep; inches 18 ⅞ by 11¾ by 13 ⅜

Please note that this lot includes endangered species, which will require a CITES permit for export. Please refer to the Guide for Buyers at Auction and Conditions of Business for Buyers for additional information.

Please note that this lot contains restricted materials. Replica Shoes 's is not able to assist buyers with the shipment of any lots containing restricted materials into the U.S.A. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service reserves the right to block any export or import to the United States. A buyer’s inability to export or import these lots, or a seizure by a government agency, cannot justify any delay in payment or the cancellation of the sale.

Wertheimer Collection, Frankfurt;

Private Collection, Lugano;

Koller Zürich, 27 March 2014, lot. 1019.

Another casket illustrating the Story of Susanna was offered at Replica Shoes ’s, London, 8 December 2009, lot 36. A further comparable example representing the same subject is preserved in the Galleria Estense, Modena.

Related Literature:

Luciana Martini, Bottega degli Embriachi, exhibition catalogue, Brescia, 2001, no. 7, p. 44.

Maria Grazia Bernardini, La Galleria Estense di Modena, Milan, 2006, no. 46, p. 87.

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