A HENRY VIII OAK DUG-OUT CHEST
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A HENRY VIII OAK DUG-OUT CHEST

EARLY 16TH CENTURY

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A HENRY VIII OAK DUG-OUT CHEST
EARLY 16TH CENTURY
With two separate receptacles hewn from adjacent sections of the same tree, each with its own lid set into rebates, iron-bound and with lifting handles, nine locks, one double, previously with an iron strap concealing the join,
23½ in. (60 cm.) high; 81½ in. (207 cm.) wide; 25 in. (64 cm.) deep
Provenance
Wolverley Church, Wolverley, Worcestershire. The whole chest was set into the stonework of the church which accounts for the extent of the rot at the back lower edge
The John Fardon Collection, Christie's South Kensington, 1 May 1996, Lot 289
Literature
Victor Chinnery Oak Furniture, The British Tradition, Woodbridge 1979, page 70, fig 2.36 - 2.38 and page 71-73 for a detailed discussion of this documented chest
Special notice
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