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“Castle Cup,” copper gilt and enamel, attributed to Sebastian Lindenast of Nürnberg, second half of the 15th century; in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

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Figure 61: Renaissance cassone, painted and gilded wood, Florence, 15th century.

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“Castle Cup,” copper gilt and enamel, attributed to Sebastian Lindenast of Nürnberg, second half of the 15th century; in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

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Figure 61: Renaissance cassone, painted and gilded wood, Florence, 15th century.

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Mantel clock of bronze, chased and gilt by Pierre Gouthière, 1771, after a design by Louis-Simon Boizot; in the Wallace Collection, London.

Pierre Gouthière

French metalworker