A CHARLES II MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND BONE-INLAID OAK COFFER,

SECOND HALF 17TH CENTURY,

细节

A CHARLES II MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND BONE-INLAID OAK COFFER,
second half 17th century,
with a hinged lid and panelled, molded and inlaid front divided by turned pilasters on later block feet, formerly with till, top formerly with a front hinged section, the hinges replaced
32in. (81cm.) high, 61½in. (156cm.) wide, 27in. (68.5cm.) deep

出版

H. Cescinsky, The Old World House, New York, 1924, vol. I, p.203.

拍品专文

The unusual decoration on this coffer or chest is thought to have originated in East-Anglia, with much of the styling of the inlay, and indeed form, taking its influence from Dutch furniture of the mid-17th century. The inclusion of drawers to the case whilst continuing with a lidded top would suggest a date close to the end of the third quarter of the 17th century, and the early beginnings of the chest-of-drawers.