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Gothic chest (casket) Spain, late 15th century

Gothic chest (casket) Spain, late 15th century
Gothic chest (casket) Spain, late 15th century
Gothic chest (casket) Spain, late 15th century
Gothic chest (casket) Spain, late 15th century
Gothic chest (casket) Spain, late 15th century
Gothic chest (casket) Spain, late 15th century
Gothic chest (casket) Spain, late 15th century
Gothic chest (casket) Spain, late 15th century
Gothic chest (casket) Spain, late 15th century

Gothic chest (casket) Spain, late 15th century
Gothic chest; Spain, late 15th century. It has an iron front lock, with a lock.

This type of pieces were used to store relics, documents, jewelry, tobacco and other goods during travels by high-ranking characters, including kings, high aristocrats and bishops. Hence they always have solid locks and an exterior waterproofed to a greater or lesser extent, in this case by polychrome.

In addition, the gable roof was intended to avoid the accumulation of water over the pool in the rainy days. The chest has an ornamental design based on a clear geometric structure, based on square and rectangular boxes that organize the decorative surface following the master lines of the structure. Thus, in the front we see two boxes inscribed in a horizontal rectangle, which is bordered by borders of vegetal motifs synthesized, with rosettes in the corners.

Inside the boxes are diamonds with plant stars inside. The sides of the piece show similar ornamental scheme, in this case with four boxes instead of two, thus adapting the design to the shape of the part to decorate. The diamonds are replaced by two vertical rectangles, again with vegetated stars in the interior. Exactly the same scheme we see in the larger planes of the cover, both in the front as in the back. The sides of this one, triangular, adapt to this general scheme converting the rectangular cajeado into a triangular one, and dividing the vegetal star in the half so that it fits with the new space.

It is therefore a decoration halfway between the last Gothic and the Renaissance, with predominance of the vegetable in the motifs (the star reminiscent of the typical Gothic thistle) combined with a rational organization of space, based on geometry classic In the interior the decoration is similar, with the same stars and rhombuses, although organized forming a network delimited, again, by rectangular cajotes. Package's weight and measures may vary. Información para compradores internacionales / International Buyers Please Note. Los aranceles, tasas e impuestos de importación no se incluyen en el precio del artículo ni en los gastos de envío. Estos cargos corren a cuenta del comprador.

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This item is in the category "Antiques\Furniture\Chests & Trunks\Pre-1800". The seller is "decandart" and is located in Madrid. This item can be shipped to North, South, or Latin America, all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia, Australia.

  • Region of Origin: Spain
  • Style: Gothic
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Type: Chest


Gothic chest (casket) Spain, late 15th century