Early 17th century Bergamo chest
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Chest in walnut wood with front divided into two reserves in walnut briar with rich veins, these are divided in the center by the noble coat of arms of the community of Rivolta D'Adda (village of the lower Bergamo area), surmounted by two mustachioed masks and held on the sides by winged sirens; At the corners caryatids emerge from acanthus leaves, all delimited at the top by an architectural frame with shelves and, at the bottom, by a typical bacceliera. Feral feet. Only flaw: eyelets replaced with hinges, fortunately not embedded in the wood. The use of walnut briar mirrors and the airy and well distributed carving make this Bergamo chest date with caryatids