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Carved Walnut Collection Box, Bourg-en-bresse Region, Circa 1530
A rare and exceptional carved solid walnut collection box from the Bourg-en-Bresse region, circa 1530.
The front features late Gothic-style decoration, depicting two standing saintly figures in arched niches. One holds a closed book and the other an open book—a powerful symbolic duality characteristic of the religious iconography of that era (evoking the Old and New Testaments, hidden and revealed knowledge, or the promise of salvation through grace). Significant original central wrought-iron fitting, complete with a padlock and key. Beautiful period patina.
The front features late Gothic-style decoration, depicting two standing saintly figures in arched niches. One holds a closed book and the other an open book—a powerful symbolic duality characteristic of the religious iconography of that era (evoking the Old and New Testaments, hidden and revealed knowledge, or the promise of salvation through grace). Significant original central wrought-iron fitting, complete with a padlock and key. Beautiful period patina.
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