A Carved Petrified Wood Rectangular Box

16th century
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L O T 3 3

  • The lid and box with rounded edges, the lid centering a cruciform symbol, the façade carved with a grotesque draped web centering a cross and glyphs.

  • Surface with stable cracks and minor losses, dark brown accumulation in recesses.

  • Formerly in the estate of Count Alessandro di Carpegna, Rome; acquired at a private sale, 1922.

Lot 33

A Carved Petrified Wood Rectangular Box


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