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A FINE AND RARE EXAMPLE OF A LATE 15TH CENTURY ENGLISH PARCHEMIN PANELLED CHEST. SOMERSET.CIRCA 1480.

THE TWO PANELLED TOP WITH ONE ORIGINAL LOOP HINGE AND AN EARLY LOOP HINGE RE-PLACING THE RIGHT HAND SIDE HINGE, ABOVE A FOUR PANELLED PARCHEMIN CARVED FRONT. THERE IS STRONG EVIDENCE SUGGESTING THAT IT CAME FROM THE SAME WORKSHOP AS THE BENCH IN MUCHELNEY ABBEY, MUCHELNEY, SOMERSET, SEE ATTACHED IMAGE. THIS CHEST IS ILLUSTRATED IN THE ENGLISH SMILE BY MICHAEL DANN, PG 65. WONDERFUL NATURAL COLOUR AND PATINATION.PURCHASED FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION.


55" WIDE X 27.5" HIGH X 21.5" DEEP.


STOCK NO 1348.