Lot Essay
The scene on the lid is the whale-oil factory of the Amsterdam Chamber of the Greenland Company on Amsterdam Island near Spitzbergen, originally painted by Cornelis de Man in 1639, now in the Rijksmuseum.
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LATE 19TH CENTURY
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A DUTCH POLYCHROME PAINTED CHEST
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Decorated overall with scenes of the Dutch whale-oil factory on Amsterdam Island, the front and back decorated with whaling hunt, the sides with terrestrial globes and coats-of-arms, with hinged cover and carrying handle to either side
44 cm. high x 116 cm. wide x 45 cm. deep
Together with a pair of polychrome decorated stands
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Decorated overall with scenes of the Dutch whale-oil factory on Amsterdam Island, the front and back decorated with whaling hunt, the sides with terrestrial globes and coats-of-arms, with hinged cover and carrying handle to either side
44 cm. high x 116 cm. wide x 45 cm. deep
Together with a pair of polychrome decorated stands
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