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A Renaissance chest

Estimate €1.200–3.000

Description

In cedar.

Front with incised decoration filled with dark compound traditionally made of beeswax and oak gall, known as 'sgraffito', depicting a hunting scene with fantastical animals.

Azores, 16th/17th century.

(wear signs, minor losses and defects)

55x153x56.5 cm

Provenance

Collection Dr. António Miranda.

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