Antique 17th Century Italian Leather and Pine & Brass Stud Work Carriage Chest Trunk 1680 Drawings & Prints periodicals

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The frame is of inverted ogee form and is finely engraved

numerous books

Obiols' work can be found in many of the leading art museums & galleries in Europe and North America

the painting is signed lower left "Harry Hall 1866"

Antique 17th Century Italian Leather and Pine & Brass Stud Work Carriage Chest Trunk 1680 Drawings & Prints periodicalsAntique Italian late 17th century leather on pine carriage chest trunk, with brass stud work, circa 1680. This rare survivor from the late baroque period of the 1600s was made in the Tuscany region of Italy, the dome topped chest with a pine wooden carcass covered in brown leather. The dome hinged top is decorated with brass stud work panels; the two central panels with star shaped motifs the end panels with stylized heraldic shields, the base of the