Lot Essay
A similar iron-clad chest in the Public Records Office is illustrated in 'Early Chests in Wood and Iron', Public Record Office Museum Pamphlet No.7, 1974, item X
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15TH OR 16TH CENTURY
Details
A LARGE GREEN-PAINTED IRON-CLAD STRONG BOX
15TH OR 16TH CENTURY
Lined with iron inside and outside and additionally iron-bound, with central lock-plate and loops for two further padlocks, carrying handles on each side
20 ½ in. (52 cm.) high; 41 ¾ in. (106 cm.) wide; 21 in. (53 cm.) deep
15TH OR 16TH CENTURY
Lined with iron inside and outside and additionally iron-bound, with central lock-plate and loops for two further padlocks, carrying handles on each side
20 ½ in. (52 cm.) high; 41 ¾ in. (106 cm.) wide; 21 in. (53 cm.) deep
Special notice
All sold and unsold lots marked with a filled square in the catalogue that are not cleared from Christie’s by 5:00 pm on the day of the sale, and all sold and unsold lots not cleared from Christie’s by 5:00 pm on the fifth Friday following the sale, will be removed to the warehouse of ‘Cadogan Tate’. Please note that there will be no charge to purchasers who collect their lots within two weeks of this sale.