Scatola - Legno

Wooden money box with applied decoration. Italy, 19th century.

11 x 17 x h 7 cm.

Small hinged box in fir wood, entirely covered with printed paper applied to simulate pyrographed decoration. The lid features a central field with radial grain pattern, framed by a Greek meander border and stylized foliate motifs at the corners; the outer walls repeat the same decorative scheme. The interior is in plain wood. The slot on the front and on the inner lid reveals its original function as a money box. A piece of popular production, of documentary interest for nineteenth-century Italian decorative craftsmanship.

Condition report: Good overall condition, with signs of wear, small losses to the decorative paper surface, and an abraded area at one corner of the lid.


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Note for non-Italian buyers: This work has not yet obtained the certificate of free export from Italy, is-sued by the Soprintendenza dei Beni Culturali, which certifies that the work does not belong to the Italian cultural heritage and may therefore be freely exported. The regulations in force from 2026 provide for re-duced processing times for works with a declared value below €50,000, at the discretion of the expert committee: typically 2-3 weeks from the submission of the request. All costs related to this procedure are included in the price.
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