A Late 17thC North Italian Walnut & Marquetry Inlaid Cassone sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles The Indian Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)

The Indian Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) is an antelope native to India and some parts of Pakistan and Nepal

Larger apothecary bottles such as these would have stored a multitude of various medical powders or liquids

yet rare piece of Art Nouveau is the perfect way to keep time in sufficient style

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Period: Mid 20th Century

A Late 17thC North Italian Walnut & Marquetry Inlaid Cassone sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles The Indian Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)Origin: Italian Period: Late Seventeenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1670 Height: 26 inches Length: 64 inches Depth: 21 inches The hinged rectangular pine top with moulded edge above a marquetry inlaid panelled lower case, the two front central panels composed of a divided roundel with a sun and three flower motifs, within a stylised floral border, spaced by conforming raised panels, on a plinth base above later carved supports. Cassoni were