Lot Essay
The double-heart motif is typically associated with the West Country and the use of walnut is rare.
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LATE 17TH CENTURY, WEST COUNTRY, PROBABLY SOMERSET
Details
A CHARLES II WALNUT CHEST
LATE 17TH CENTURY, WEST COUNTRY, PROBABLY SOMERSET
With twin-panel lid and foliate lunette friezes, the twin-panel front and the sides with whirl-filled double-heart motif, the lower rail with gouge detail and scroll-carved apron
23 in. (59 cm.) high; 45 in. (115 cm.) wide; 22 in. (56 cm.) deep
LATE 17TH CENTURY, WEST COUNTRY, PROBABLY SOMERSET
With twin-panel lid and foliate lunette friezes, the twin-panel front and the sides with whirl-filled double-heart motif, the lower rail with gouge detail and scroll-carved apron
23 in. (59 cm.) high; 45 in. (115 cm.) wide; 22 in. (56 cm.) deep
Provenance
Christie's South Kensington, 27 June 2001, Lot 149
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.