Pair of polychrome “Cassapanca” benches with flower garland and trompe l’oeil motifs, seat opening onto a large storage space. Cassapanca is an Italian Renaissance piece of furniture combining the functions of a bench and a chest often equipped with a backrest and armrests. Cassapanca turns out to be an ingenious piece of furniture combining the elegance of a bench with the pragmatism of a chest.
Florence, Italy
18th century
Height: (back): 106 cm; (seat): 50 cm
Width: 40 cm
Length: 97 cm
