American Art Association; Tolentino, Raoul [Bearb.]: Gothic and Renaissance Italian and French art: gathered by Raoul Tolentino, expert antiquarian of Rome : fourth session, April 25, 1924 (New York City: American Art Association, 1924)

Fourth Session


751—Gothic Walnut Cassone
Northern Italian or Southern French, Late Fifteenth Century
Rectangular, with hinged lid. Front divided into three round-arched
panels, fitted with Gothic tracery, the spandrels carved with Gothic
leaves, and with plain stiles. Ends paneled with carved Gothic rosetted
tracery.
Height, 2 feet 3% inches; width, 4 feet 8 inches; depth, 1 foot 10 inches.

752—Gothic Walnut Door

Florentine, Sixteenth Century


Rectangular, with arched top, surrounded by sunken moldings and
divided by molded stiles into six panels, entirely occupied by carved
diamond-shaped diaper enclosing floriated rosettes. The upper middle
panel has a carved scrolled escutcheon charged with the arms of the
Strozzi family. Wrought-iron lock, with heart-shaped escutcheon and
circular sunken rosette, decorated with interlacements and with a
wrought-iron ring in centre.

Height, 74 inches; width, 39 inches.