ITALIAN EMBRIACHI CARVED BONE AND INLAID WEDDING CASKET
15/16th c., Venice
sarcophagus hinged top with iron handle with panels of angelic couples flying among foliage; the body with applied vertical carved bone panels of couples to all sides; interior lined with red satin, 7.5"h; 9.5"w; 5.5"d
Prov.: Luigi Pelletieri
Baldassare Embriachi, the owner of the workshop, and his chief craftsman Giovanni di Jacopo created a product appealing to contemporary tastes. The Embriachi family primarily produced caskets.
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Realized: $13,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 20 : ITALIAN EMBRIACHI CARVED BONE AND INLAID WEDDING CASKET
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