An Italian giltwood and painted cassone early 15th century and later

the arched top decorated with a star-shaped motif centered by a coat-of-arms, above a rectangular body decorated with figures in procession, the sides with similar star-shaped motif on bracket legs. Partially redecorated, losses to gilding.

Significant wear, chips and losses to the gilding, as visible from the catalogue illustration. Large portions of the surfaces, especially the top, have been re-gessoed, regilt and re-decorated. In need of some degree of restoration.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

Related Literature

Peter Thornton, The Italian Renaissance Interior 1400-1600, London, 1991, p. 196.
Christopher Wilk ed., Western Furniture, 1350 to the Present Day in the Victoria and Albert Museum London, London, 1996, p. 28-29.

For a similar cassone bearing the coat of arms of the Chigi family, dated c. 1430, now in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, see Wilk (op. cit.).  For another preserved in the Prince of Liechtenstein Collection, Schloss Vaduz, Liechtenstein, see Thornton (op. cit.).