17th century, Venetian School Stipo - Casket Lacquered and gilded wood, h. 46 cm; 50 x 31 cm Elegant cabinet of imperious and noble presence. The leonine corbels highlight the desire, already marked in the lacquering of the wood, to embellish the case as much as possible. The cabinet is crowned by a lid concealing a secret compartment, which can be closed with a lock. The modular decoration of the lid, organized by means of an intense chromatic partition, echoes the main rounded body, embellished with a shaped application with a pair of specular racemes that adorn the center. Gilded frames, strips and highlights evoking Venetian marbles and granites make the box multicolored, according to