PINTO | Antique Rare Casket | Sicily, Trapani

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Sicily, Trapani

Rare Casket
Second half of the 17th century
Gilt copper with pierced silver plaques and carved coral, decorated with scrolling foliage, masks and caryatids supported by eagles at each corner

H. 16.3 cm W. 37 cm D. 23 cm

Provenance:
> Walter Padovani, Milan
> Private collection, Milan
> Sotheby's Milan, 13 June 2016, lot 33
> Private collection, Paris

Sicily, Trapani

Rare Casket
Second half of the 17th century
Gilt copper with pierced silver plaques and carved coral, decorated with scrolling foliage, masks and caryatids supported by eagles at each corner

H. 16.3 cm W. 37 cm D. 23 cm

Provenance:
> Walter Padovani, Milan
> Private collection, Milan
> Sotheby's Milan, 13 June 2016, lot 33
> Private collection, Paris

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Pinto Collections is world-renowned for their one-of-a-kind and limited edition collections of elegant furniture, tableware and accessories. Each unique piece is meticulously designed and hand crafted by expert artisans using rare materials, and is distinguished by graphic intricacy, and a beautiful, timeless finish.

Each collection bearing the Pinto name is the fruit of the traditional skills maintained by France’s beloved arts-and-crafts industries; from cabinetmakers, lacquerers and upholsterers to bronzers, stonemasons, parchment makers, and lapidaries. The result is immediately recognizable by all, attracting individual clients, decorators and collectors from all over the world. 

Every piece in the collections of furniture and lighting has a strong identity, cultivating the contrasts and correspondences between elements and resulting in a unique style characterized by rarity, surprise, harmony, generosity, comfort, audacity, accuracy and extreme refinement, rendering each piece distinctive.