15th or 16th Century Important Italian Embriachi Hand Carved Bone Wood Sacrophagus Form Wedding Casket with Providence - Joseph Macauley ( American 1891 - 1967 ) Gift To Friend Attributed to Embriachi Venice Italy 15th or 16th Century in the " Alla Certosina " Italy Marquetry Technique the Body with Applied Vertical Carved Bone Panels of Nobility Couples and Foliage to all Sides with Twisted Columns to Each Corner Lid Depicting Angelic Figure to Each Side Flying Among Foliage With Geometrical Triangular Inlay Pattern Terminating with Sloped Pediment Approx: 6 3/8"H x 8 1/2"L x 4 3/4"W Casket was Given as Gift in July 18th 1965 to Phyllis Martin by Actor Joseph Macauley (1891-1967) An American Actor Performing in " Funny Girl " with Barbara Streisand in New York City Attached with This Lot Original Letter from Joseph Macauley to Phyllis Martinwith his Signature Luigi Pelletieri Baldassare Embriachi the owner of the workshop and his chief craftsman Giovanni di Jacopo created a product appealing to contemporary tastes The Embriachi family primarily produced caskets In Overall Good Condition Considering it's Age Loss of Bone to Front Figure Can be Restored and it's not taking Away beauty of this Casket Please look at Photos Closely Out of a Greenport Long Island New York Estate�

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