SALES ARCHIVE
A MAGNIFICENT AND MONUMENTAL EARLY 14TH CENTURY ENGLISH OAK AND IRON BOUND STRONG CHEST. CIRCA 1340.
THE UNBELIEVABLY RARE ENGLISH CHEST RESIDED AT ADLINGTON HALL, CHESHIRE.MIT STANDS AT TWO METRES IN LENGTH AND HEWN FROM THICK OAK BOARDS. THE WHOLE IS IRONBOUND , THE HEAVY SINGLE SLAB TOP IS SUPPORTED BY TWELVE IRON HINGES , THE IRON BINDINGS ARE BEAUTIFULLY PUNCH DECORATED WITH STARS. THE TWO ENDS HAVE SUBSTANTIAL IRON TWISTED CARRYING HANDLES WITH LOOPS SO THAT THE CHEST COULD BE CARRIED WITH A STOUT POLE. IT IS EXTREMELY RARE FOR A MEDIEVAL ENGLISH CHEST FROM THIS EARLY DATE TO APPEAR ON THE MARKET.
NOTE THE ANCIENT LOCK-PLATE IS A LATER ADDITION. LOSSES TO THE IRON STRAPWORK.
TWO VERY SIMILAR CHESTS CAN BE SEEN AT ST GREGORY CHURCH, TREDINGTON, WARWICKSHIRE AND THE FAMOUS RICHARD DE BURY CHEST IN THE BURRELL COLLECTION, GLASGOW. BOTH FROM THE SAME PERIOD, THE DE BURY EXAMPLE HAVING THE SAME CARRYING HANDLES PICTURED IN VICTOR CHINNERY, THE BRITISH TRADITION.
PROVENANCE- ADLINGTON HALL, CHESHIRE.
History
The first known building on the site was a Saxon hunting lodge for Earl Edwin. After the Norman conquest the estate was given to Hugh Lupus, and it remained in the possession of the Norman earls until 1221, when it passed to the Crown. Henry III granted the manor to Hugh de Corona. Hugh′s son Thomas, who had no children, granted it to his sister Ellen, who married John de Legh of Booth in the early 14th century during the reign of Edward II, after which it became the ancestral home of the Leghs of Adlington.[1] Originally the hall consisted of timber-framed buildings on three or four sides of a courtyard surrounded by a moat.[2] The Great Hall, on the north side of the courtyard, was built between 1480 and 1505 for Thomas Legh I. The east wing and porch were added for Thomas Legh III in 1581.[1][3] During the Civil War the hall was held by Colonel Thomas Legh for the Royalists but was taken twice, in 1642 and in 1644, by the Parliamentary forces. The hall was returned to the Leghs in 1656, and the north front was restored in 1660.[1] Between 1665 and 1670 the north wing was rebuilt for Thomas Legh IV.[1][3] Windows were inserted and along with the Great Hall, excluding the porch, it was encased in brick.[2]
The estate was inherited in 1739 by Charles Legh, who embarked on a major programme of reconstruction, transforming the hall "from a medium-sized Tudor house into a large Georgian manor".[1] He built a new west wing, which contained a dining room, a drawing room, a library, and a ballroom, the last occupying the whole length of the first floor. He then rebuilt the south wing, connecting it with the new west wing and the older Tudor east wing.[1] At each end of the south wing was a pavilion with a canted bay on its south front. The west pavilion contained the southern end of the ballroom, and the east pavilion housed a chapel. During this time the stable block and other buildings were constructed in the grounds.[2] The architect responsible for this work is unknown, although it has been suggested that the design was by Charles himself.[1][2][4] A major reconstruction took place in 1928 under the direction of the architect Hubert Worthington. Much of the west wing was demolished, removing the ballroom but retaining the drawing and dining rooms.[1] To avoid leaving a gap exposing the courtyard, Worthington filled it with a screen wall containing a corridor linking the west and south wings. He decorated this with quoins, cornices and sash windows.[2] The projecting pavilions at the ends of the south front were also demolished.[1] During the Second World War, parts of the Hall were used as a Services maternity ward run by St. Mary′s Hospital. In the 1960s the stable block was converted into mews flats.[5] Between 2004 and 2009 the east wing was restored.
STOCK NO 2057.
THE UNBELIEVABLY RARE ENGLISH CHEST RESIDED AT ADLINGTON HALL, CHESHIRE.MIT STANDS AT TWO METRES IN LENGTH AND HEWN FROM THICK OAK BOARDS. THE WHOLE IS IRONBOUND , THE HEAVY SINGLE SLAB TOP IS SUPPORTED BY TWELVE IRON HINGES , THE IRON BINDINGS ARE BEAUTIFULLY PUNCH DECORATED WITH STARS. THE TWO ENDS HAVE SUBSTANTIAL IRON TWISTED CARRYING HANDLES WITH LOOPS SO THAT THE CHEST COULD BE CARRIED WITH A STOUT POLE. IT IS EXTREMELY RARE FOR A MEDIEVAL ENGLISH CHEST FROM THIS EARLY DATE TO APPEAR ON THE MARKET.
NOTE THE ANCIENT LOCK-PLATE IS A LATER ADDITION. LOSSES TO THE IRON STRAPWORK.
TWO VERY SIMILAR CHESTS CAN BE SEEN AT ST GREGORY CHURCH, TREDINGTON, WARWICKSHIRE AND THE FAMOUS RICHARD DE BURY CHEST IN THE BURRELL COLLECTION, GLASGOW. BOTH FROM THE SAME PERIOD, THE DE BURY EXAMPLE HAVING THE SAME CARRYING HANDLES PICTURED IN VICTOR CHINNERY, THE BRITISH TRADITION.
PROVENANCE- ADLINGTON HALL, CHESHIRE.
History
The first known building on the site was a Saxon hunting lodge for Earl Edwin. After the Norman conquest the estate was given to Hugh Lupus, and it remained in the possession of the Norman earls until 1221, when it passed to the Crown. Henry III granted the manor to Hugh de Corona. Hugh′s son Thomas, who had no children, granted it to his sister Ellen, who married John de Legh of Booth in the early 14th century during the reign of Edward II, after which it became the ancestral home of the Leghs of Adlington.[1] Originally the hall consisted of timber-framed buildings on three or four sides of a courtyard surrounded by a moat.[2] The Great Hall, on the north side of the courtyard, was built between 1480 and 1505 for Thomas Legh I. The east wing and porch were added for Thomas Legh III in 1581.[1][3] During the Civil War the hall was held by Colonel Thomas Legh for the Royalists but was taken twice, in 1642 and in 1644, by the Parliamentary forces. The hall was returned to the Leghs in 1656, and the north front was restored in 1660.[1] Between 1665 and 1670 the north wing was rebuilt for Thomas Legh IV.[1][3] Windows were inserted and along with the Great Hall, excluding the porch, it was encased in brick.[2]
The estate was inherited in 1739 by Charles Legh, who embarked on a major programme of reconstruction, transforming the hall "from a medium-sized Tudor house into a large Georgian manor".[1] He built a new west wing, which contained a dining room, a drawing room, a library, and a ballroom, the last occupying the whole length of the first floor. He then rebuilt the south wing, connecting it with the new west wing and the older Tudor east wing.[1] At each end of the south wing was a pavilion with a canted bay on its south front. The west pavilion contained the southern end of the ballroom, and the east pavilion housed a chapel. During this time the stable block and other buildings were constructed in the grounds.[2] The architect responsible for this work is unknown, although it has been suggested that the design was by Charles himself.[1][2][4] A major reconstruction took place in 1928 under the direction of the architect Hubert Worthington. Much of the west wing was demolished, removing the ballroom but retaining the drawing and dining rooms.[1] To avoid leaving a gap exposing the courtyard, Worthington filled it with a screen wall containing a corridor linking the west and south wings. He decorated this with quoins, cornices and sash windows.[2] The projecting pavilions at the ends of the south front were also demolished.[1] During the Second World War, parts of the Hall were used as a Services maternity ward run by St. Mary′s Hospital. In the 1960s the stable block was converted into mews flats.[5] Between 2004 and 2009 the east wing was restored.
STOCK NO 2057.
Dimensions:
Height: 19 inches (48.3 cms)
Width: 77.5 inches (196.9 cms)
Depth: 21 inches (53.3 cms)
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