A RARE 16TH / 17TH CENTURY VENETIAN 'ALLA CERTOSINA' (MARQUETRY) AND WROUGHT IRON MOUNTED CHEST / COFFER inlaid with geometric strapwork and marquetry in various woods, of rectangular form with domed top,  the hinges with stylised arrowheads, the lock strap with lizard arrowhead, the unusual lock with four spirally turned freestanding columns, with a pierced, scrolling escutcheon, the interior void,  97cm wide x 44cm deep x 64cm high For a similar chest see Bonhams, London, 5 July 2012, lot 14.