AN ITALIAN PARCEL-GILT WALNUT BOAT-FORM CASKET
PROBABLY VENICE, 19TH CENTURY
In the form of a gondola, the removable upper section with glazed sides and pierced parcel-gilt cartouches enclosing winged figures and swans, on scrolled feet, the lid not an exact fit but probably original, with printed and inscribed Ann and Gordon Getty Collection inventory label
18 1/2 in. (47 cm.) high, 30 in. (76.5 cm.) long
AN ITALIAN PARCEL-GILT WALNUT BOAT-FORM CASKET
PROBABLY VENICE, 19TH CENTURY
In the form of a gondola, the removable upper section with glazed sides and pierced parcel-gilt cartouches enclosing winged figures and swans, on scrolled feet, the lid not an exact fit but probably original, with printed and inscribed Ann and Gordon Getty Collection inventory label
18 1/2 in. (47 cm.) high, 30 in. (76.5 cm.) long
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