box of the carpenters' guild in Toruń

A cuboid box with rounded corners and a hinged lid, supported by four profiled, flattened legs. In the middle of the lid there is a compartment with a sliding damper. Inside the box, the box is closed with a separate lid. The walls of the box are covered with decoration in three levels. The lower one is formed by a plinth broken between pilasters with inlaid decoration with representations of carpentry tools incorporated between them. It is separated from the upper part by a narrow cornice. In the middle level, on the axis, in semicircular panels topped with interrupted pediments, there are representations of personifications. On their sides, on the longitudinal walls, there are representations of putti with carpentry attributes (square, plane, compass), while on the side walls, on the rounded corners, there are representations of personifications of the four seasons. The third level is formed by a profiled, broken cornice. The lid is decorated with strips surrounding a frame with a cassette storage compartment.