MARRIAGE COFFER.
Carved and Gilt, with Painted Subject.
ITALIAN. XVI. CENTURY.
PAIR OF ITALIAN CARVED BELLOWS, IN WALNUT WOOD.
(South Kensington Museum.) on other drawings
Of the smaller articles of furniture, the "bellows" and wall brackets of this period deserve mention; the carving of these is very carefully finished, and is frequently very elaborate. The illustration on page [51] is that of a pair bellows in the South Kensington Collection. In the famous Magniac Collection, which was sold in July, 1892, a pair of very finely carved Venetian bellows of this description realised the high price of 455 guineas.