AN OAK AND DECORATED CHEST, DORSET, LATE 17TH CENTURY

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AN OAK AND DECORATED CHEST, DORSET, LATE 17TH CENTURY
with a moulded twin plank top and twin panelled sides, the front profusely decorated with geometrical patterns and stained for contrast, the three panels with foliate filled lozenge decoration with dot and triangular detail to the corners, on stile feet with spandrels, one lost -- 43½in. (111cm.) wide, 26in. (66cm.) high, 22in. (56cm.) deep See Illustration

Literature

Victor Chinnery Oak Furniture, The British Tradition, Woodbridge, 1979, page 136 colour plate 8 for a similar example. Gabriel Olive "West Country chests, coffers and boxes", Regional Furniture Vol IV, 1990

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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis. This lot is subject to Collection and Storage Charges.

Lot Essay

The decoration of this chest is typical of a small group of chests from Dorset. Thinly incised lines form the overall geometrical pattern which is then heightened with colour. A constructional feature common to the group is a strengthening brace beneath the bottomboards running the length of the chest.

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