Embriachi Workshop, Italian, Venice, 15th century, Betrothal casket. Photo courtesy Sotheby's

certosina wood, horn and bone, lined with velvet; 15.6 by 20.5 by 11.9cm., 6 1/8  by 8 by 4 5/8 in. Estimation  6,000 — 8,000 GBP

RELATED LITERATURE: P. Lorenzelli and A. Veca, Tra/e. Teche, pissidi, cofani e forzieri dall'Alto Medioevo al Barocco, exh. cat. Galleria Lorenzelli, Bergamo and Antiquaria Ltd., London, 1984, Bergamo, 1984, p. 270, no. 344

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