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A 16TH CENTURY COIN CABINET?
Phil Mernick of London passed along this lot description for a great old coin cabinet. Thanks!
-Editor
16th Century provenance: Florence, With wooden structure. Provided with front window, complete with functioning lock, with a key. External surface covered with red leather, richly decorated with gilded, imprinted frames of branches and leaves. The hinges and lock with iron plates, partially gilded. Two articulated, iron locks alongside, with traces of gilding as well. Arms of Strozzi-Pandolfini family on the front part. Provided with a wooden dresser (later) that can be inserted inside. dimensions 43 x 39 x 32 cm.
The lot is headlined "MONEY BOX" but also describes the inner compartment as a "dresser". No coin trays are pictured, and the drawers seem thick for coin storage. So is this really a coin cabinet? What do people think? Are there coins pedigreed to the Strozzi-Pandolfini family?
-Editor
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