SALES ARCHIVE

A RARE MID 16TH CENTURY CARVED ELM PLANKED CHEST. WEST COUNTRY. CIRCA 1545.

THIS IS A RARE SURVIVING EXAMPLE OF AN EARLY 16TH CENTURY ELM PLANKED COFFER. THE SINGLE PLANKED TOP WITH KNULL CARVED EDGE ABOVE A FRONT DEEPLY CARVED WITH TWO LEAF AND BUD LOZENGES CENTRED BY A SOLAR ARCHED PATERN WITH INCISED TREE OF LIFE AND EDGED BY RUNNING GUILLOCHE CARVING. LATER LOCK PLATE AND ALTHOUGH ORIGINAL HINGES ARE VISIBLE TWO 18TH CENTURY STRAP HINGES HAVE BEEN ADDED.
51.5" WIDE X25" HIGH X 21" DEEP.
STOCK NO 1242.


Dimensions:
Height: 25 inches (63.5 cms)
Width: 51.5 inches (130.8 cms)
Depth: 21 inches (53.3 cms)

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