A very rare Italian carved walnut cappelliera or hat stand, Lombard 16th century

with a rectangular cornice above a dentil frieze, with six tablets enclosing an oval boss, with a turned peg, above a gadrooned frieze

Overall some minor wear and surface scratches, commensurate with age. Minor evidence of old worm no longer active. Three pegs replaced. Very rare piece. Highly recommended. Collector's item. Measurements as follows: 25cm. high, 116.5cm. wide, approx. 17cm. deep.
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Comparative Literature:
Augusto Pedrini, Italian Furniture Interiors and Decorations of the 15th and 16th century, Florence, 1948, p. 142 for a very similar example in the Museo Sforzesco, Milan, reproduced here in fig. 1.

Licia Bertani, The Horne Museum, A Florentine House of the Renaissance, Florence, 2001, p. 26, inv. 6507, for a very similar 17th century hat stand with 19th century additions.

There is also another example in Castello di Monselice, reproduced here in fig. 2.