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Italian (probably Roman); second half of the 16th century.\nOn the ends, figures emblematic of Autumn and Winter; on the front, scenes from the life of David; (left) the annointing of David; (right) David before Saul. Both scenes are also found on a pair of cassoni belonging to the Victoria and Albert Museum (7212-3.1860), now on loan to the National Gallery. \nLent by the Countess of Sutherland\n\nSotheby's London, 6/7/2016 lot 7 Pair of cassoni, probably Rome 1550-75 (73 x 191 x 62cm)","briefDescription":"Cassone, Italian, ca. 1570","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"J.C.Robinson, Catalogue of the Soulages Collection: being a descriptive inventory of a collection of  works of decorative art, formerly in the possession of M. Jules Soulages of Toulouse; now, by  permission of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade, exhibited to the public at the Museum of  Ornamental Art, Marlborough House (London 1856), Nos. 655, 656, p. 172.\r\nTwo carved chestnut-wood coffers. Italian work – circa 1550-60. Length of each 6 ft. 3 in., width 2 ft. 3 in. Height 3 ft. 3 in. These magnificent pieces of furniture are a well-known Italian cinque-cento type, they are usually styled, marriage coffers, or bride’s chests, and are generally supported to have contained the bride’s wardrobe. That they were articles of bedroom furniture is certain, as they may be seen represented in use in many Italian pictures and prints.* The present specimens are said to have been presented to a Countess Della Porta. The subjects forming the friezes or sides of these specimens represent scenes from the history of David, the figures being carved in full relief in the most masterly style. At each angle is a statuette in the round, of a prophet, and the ends of the chests are sculptured with allegorical representations of the seasons. These coffers are evidently the work of an artist sculptor, and not of a mere cabinet maker. [*Footnote – In the celebrated picture called ‘Titian’s Venus’, engraved by Sir Robert Strange, an attendant is seen taking linen from a similar chest, in a bedroom interior]."},{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"London, South Kensington Museum: Ancient and Modern Furniture & Woodwork in the South Kensington Museum, described with an introduction by John Hungerford Pollen, (London, 1874), p. 143.\n\r\nCoffer. Carved walnut wood. On the front are represented scenes from the history of David, carved in full relief; at each angle is a statuette of a prophet, and on the ends representations of Spring and Summer. Italian. About 1550. Bought (Soulages Coll.), 250l.\r\nThis forms one of a pair, of which a full description will be seen in the succeeding number [See 7213-1860]. The carvings represent: 1st, David kneeling before Saul, the king of Israel, and offering to encounter Goliath, the champion of the Philistines. 2nd, the decapitation of Goliath with his own sword by David. The figures at the angles make up together the four greater prophets, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel. The Spring and the Summer are recumbent female figures, attended by boys, one bearing a sickle the other a cornucopia. 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