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AN ENGLISH IRON-BOUND OAK CHEST

LATE 16TH CENTURY

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AN ENGLISH IRON-BOUND OAK CHEST
LATE 16TH CENTURY
The hinged top with a raised moulded edge, carrying handles to the sides, the ironwork apparently original
24 in. (61 cm.) high; 64 in. (163.5 cm) wide; 24½ in. (62 cm.) deep
Provenance
Uppingham School, Rutland.
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Lot Essay

Although the timber used is figured Baltic oak, this chest is almost certainly English. The integral lid moulding is an early English feature, as is the four-prong lockplate shape (see V.Chinnery Oak Furniture, The British Tradition, Woodbridge, 1979, p. 144 for a visual anthology of early metalware). The wide gaps either side of the metal straps where they cross the lid moulding are puzzling as the metalwork appears to be original.

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