Lot Essay
Related iron-bound chests from the 14th and 15th centuries are illustrated in H. Kreisel, Die Kunst des Deutschen Möbels, Munich 1974, fig. 44-46.
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WESTPHALIAN, LATE 16TH CENTURY
Details
A GERMAN IRON-MOUNTED OAK CHEST
WESTPHALIAN, LATE 16TH CENTURY
Decorated overall with geometric strap-work and foliate metal bands the rectangular hinged plank top enclosing a plain interior, above rectangular plank feet
86 cm. high x 194 cm. wide x 67 cm. deep
WESTPHALIAN, LATE 16TH CENTURY
Decorated overall with geometric strap-work and foliate metal bands the rectangular hinged plank top enclosing a plain interior, above rectangular plank feet
86 cm. high x 194 cm. wide x 67 cm. deep
Literature
Haus Lüttgens, Alt-Aachener Wohnkultur; Ein Rundgang durch ein altes Aachener Haus im Wohnstil des 18. Jahrhunderts, Aachen, n.d., ill. 12
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