A carved oak box
Possibly Westmorland, late 17th century
Of dovetailed construction, the rectangular twin-plank top with moulded edge above front and side friezes carved with a run of lancet-shaped trefoil-filled arcading, the front with decorative iron spade-shaped escutcheon, with base moulding, 74cm wide x 54cm deep x 25cm high, (29" wide x 21" deep x 9.5" high)
Of dovetailed construction, the rectangular twin-plank top with moulded edge above front and side friezes carved with a run of lancet-shaped trefoil-filled arcading, the front with decorative iron spade-shaped escutcheon, with base moulding, 74cm wide x 54cm deep x 25cm high, (29" wide x 21" deep x 9.5" high)
Estimate:
£400 - 600
US$ 600 - 900
€470 - 700
US$ 600 - 900
€470 - 700
Footnotes
- V. Chinnery, Oak Furniture: The British Tradition (1993), p. 490, Fig. 4:175, illustrates a child's high chair carved to the back panel with a similar arcade and the date 1720, and attributed to Westmorland.
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