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Unknown — Italie, probablement Venise, XVe siècle
Unknown

Italie, probablement Venise, XVe siècle

A fifteenth-century Italian decorative object, likely from Venice, crafted from bone on a wood core with inlay work in bone, horn, and wood. The piece features metal hinges and a lock plate, suggesting it may be a casket or other functional luxury item.

Medium
bone, on a wood core, inlaid with bone, horn and wood intarsia, with metal hinges and lock plate

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Master Sculpture

November 22, 2024

Estimate: $5,000$7,000

Lot 4

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Unknown, Italie, probablement Venise, XVe siècle

A fifteenth-century Italian decorative object, likely from Venice, crafted from bone on a wood core with inlay work in bone, horn, and wood. The piece features metal hinges and a lock plate, suggesting it may be a casket or other functional luxury item.

Medium
bone, on a wood core, inlaid with bone, horn and wood intarsia, with metal hinges and lock plate
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Venice, Luxury Object, Wood, Metal, Intarsia, Decorative Arts, 15th Century, Bone

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art