Oak chest decorated with five embered panels, carved in bas- - Lot 131

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Oak chest decorated with five embered panels, carved in bas- - Lot 131
Oak chest decorated with five embered panels, carved in bas-relief depicting a snake encircling a flowering branch, a devil holding a glass and pitcher in his hand, the profile of a man in a medallion above a cup, a dragon swallowing a fruit tree branch, and a bird on an altar. Wrought-iron hasp lock. Panels: Normandy, 16th century, reassembled in a 19th-century cabinet H. 83 cm - W. 164 cm - D. 64 cm (later top and base, key missing) This set of panels seems to depict different faces of the Evil One. Around the profile of a man are depictions of drunkenness, the serpent of the Garden of Eden, Peace sacrificed on the altar of war, and gluttony.
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