MID 18TH CENTURY

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A DUTCH EAST INDIAN COMPANY BRASS MOUNTED HARDWOOD CHEST
MID 18TH CENTURY
The hinged lid, front and sides with pierced spandrels, leaves, Buddha figures, brass and copper bosses, some minted coins depicting the VOC coat-of arms and monogram dated 1743, on shaped legs
24½ in. (61 cm.) high; 37 in. (94 cm.) wide; 16½ in. (42 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

The Dutch East India Company or VOC was established in 1602 and granted colonial monopoly rights in Asia, which included the right to mint coins, wage war, establish colonies and negotiate treaties. It was formally dissolved in 1800.

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