A North Italian gilt pastiglia gilt and polychrome-painted cassone possibly from the late 15th or early 16th century; however, later copies were made in following centuries and a decisive date for this piece has not been determined.   The moulded and domed lid incised with a grid of feur-de-lys centered on a quatrefoil cartouche above an ogee-moulded base incised with scrolling foliage and with a crested shield, on lion’s paw front feet.  
 
Size: width 62", height 28", depth 20".
 
Provenance: The Hyder Collection, Tarlton Law Library, Austin Texas.  Brass plate engraved "Ex Coll: Elton M. Hyder, Jr." attached to the left side.  Sotheby's New York sticker attached to back but with no date or sales number.  Apparently sold prior to sales results listed on Sotheby's website.  For information on the Hyder collection, go to:  https://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/hyder-collection.
 
Condition: Loss of gesso on top and edges of lid, and scattered losses and lifting elsewhere with some filling.  Evidence of original gilt under the later greenish-blue paint.  Later gold coloring in many places throughout.   No lock. 
 
Comparables: A cassone with a very similar shape and size dated from the 16th/17th century, was sold at Mossgreen Auctions Australia in 2014 for $28,279 USD.  The same cassone was listed at Sotheby's many years earlier with an estimate of $21,201-$31,801 USD.  For results of the Mossgreen sale go to:  https://www.antiquesreporter.com.au/index.cfm/category-lots/1322-trunks-and-hests/26-mossgreen-auctions-no-longer-trading/.  For results of the Sotheby's sale (no photo), go to: https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2001/the-collection-of-mrs-elizabeth-dangar-au0650/lot.17.html?locale=en.