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AN EXCEPTIONAL DOCUMENTED WELSH CLAMP FRONT. CHEST. 15TH CENTURY. THE BLACK MOUNTAINS. CIRCA 1470.

THIS MAGNIFICENT 15TH CENTURY WELSH CLAMP FRONT CHEST HAS A PLANKED LID ABOVE A FRONT WITH A KNULL CARVED TOP RAIL WITH IRON LOCK PLATE, ABOVE A MAGNIFICENTLY CARVED FRONT WITH TWO FIGHTING DRAGONS TO THE CENTRE PANEL, THE WIDE STILES/LEGS OF THE TYPE ONLY FOUND IN THE USK AND WYE VALLEYS, WITH CARVED MALE AND FEMALE ROBED FIGURES, ENDING IN SUBSTANTIAL CARVED FEET.

THIS IMPORTANT MEDIEVAL CLAMP FRONT IS DOCUMENTED IN THE BOOK “WELSH FURNITURE 1250-1950” BY RICHARD BEBB, PAGE 147. FIG 238. AND IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE MOST ELABORATE BLACK MOUNTAIN CLAMP CHEST KNOWN OF ITS TYPE .AN AMAZING EXAMPLE .

PROVENANCE.
THE HOWARD COLLECTION.

STOCK NO 2062.


Dimensions:
Height: 30 inches (76.2 cms)
Width: 45 inches (114.3 cms)
Depth: 20.5 inches (52.1 cms)

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