Antique Italian Baroque Walnut & Engraved Iron Jewelry Strong Box Cassone 1600 Sold Monumental modernist oil on panel

Monumental modernist oil on panel painting by Louis Demott Bunce (1907-1983)

the cabinet having been recently professionally restored in Bloomsbury's workshop

The first is intended to be more accessible with 17 variations of shades compared to 32 at Schneider

The painting from the Dutch Gold Age depicts a bustling figurative landscape

the larger of the two figures is signed by the artist " E

Antique Italian Baroque Walnut & Engraved Iron Jewelry Strong Box Cassone 1600 Sold Monumental modernist oil on panelSOLD A rare antique 17th century Italian Baroque walnut jewelry or strong box, circa 1600. The box made from solid walnut, the substantial box having a locking hinged lid with hand forged iron bolts, the bolts go through the lid and connect to a pair of heavy gauge engraved strap hinges. The box has a hand forged iron carrying handle with gimballed fittings allowing the handle to move. To the front is a hand forged iron flower shaped lock escutcheon