Northern Italy, Embriachi workshop, first half of the 15th c - Lot 78

Northern Italy, Embriachi workshop, first half of the 15th century Wooden core case decorated with carved bone plaques depicting courtly couples in bas-relief and certosina marquetry. Stepped lid decorated with six angels carrying a phylactery or a tray in stylized vegetation. Height: 23 cm - Width: 28 cm - Depth: 17 cm (one plate to be glued back, very slight accidents). A comparable box with plates depicting similar scenes is in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City (inv.65-40). Book consulted: Exposition Brescia 2001, "Bottega degli Embriachi" cofanetti e cassettine tra Gotico e Rinascimento, Brixiantiquaria, cat. no. 8, p. 48 Wooden shrine, stained and inlaid with fillets, with applications of scenes from the Bible and saints carved in bas-relief on bone. Two-tone fabric lining the interior and 19th-century hinges. Handle and feet missing. Some wormholes, play on hinges.