An ebonised pine blanket chest designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, with a rectangular top with hinged front fall flap and solid rectangular sides, the front inlaid with five recessed aluminium plaques and each side with a further four (locks and key re-placed), 104cm. wide; 37.5cm. high; 37.5cm. deep; and another similar smaller chest (modified)
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An ebonised pine blanket chest designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, with a rectangular top with hinged front fall flap and solid rectangular sides, the front inlaid with five recessed aluminium plaques and each side with a further four (locks and key re-placed), 104cm. wide; 37.5cm. high; 37.5cm. deep; and another similar smaller chest (modified)
80.5cm. wide; 37cm. high; 37cm. deep (2)
Lot Essay
The recessed plaques are a typical Mackintosh feature as seen in several of his designs