Gothic chest with coats of arms, Italy, 15th century
Rare Gothic wedding chest, from the early 1400s, in walnut wood, with carved single-light and double-light panels and squares decorated in lean tempera, with unions of coats of arms of noble families, supported by winged dragons and dogs. One surmounted by a unicorn, the other by a castle. Excellent state of preservation.
Period: early 1400s
Origin: Piedmont
Dimensions: 121 x 55cm height 62cm