Lot 1444 Dα

A Roman box with pastiglia decoration

Oblong softwood box decorated on the outer faces in raised pastiglia technique over gilding with strapwork and acanthus, the lid with an oval coat-of-arms bearing a nine-pointed crown. Resting on four zoomorphic feet, the lid with a cushioned lining. With gilt wrought iron mountings.
Secret compartment in the lid: the lid slides open to the right, painted on the underside with the full-length portraits of St. Barbara and St. Joseph in a Renaissance arcade in front of an Italian landscape. The hinges and presumably also the lock replaced. The hinges and presumably also the lock replaced. H 20.1, W 39, D 29 cm.
Late 17th / first quarter 18th C.