A rare Renaissance Lettuccio

A rare Renaissance Lettuccio

Polychrome, gilt and partly carved wood
Chair with carved ceiling, back decorated with grotesques and an inscription "ANNO 1560"
Exterior decorated with grotesques depicting in the back the coat of arms of the Medici family
Disc feet
Later “Materassino” (mattress) lined in velvet
Italy, 16th century
(losses, defects and restorations)

178x181x83 cm